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About Ladhiar Village

Ladhiar is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,419, made up of 673 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ladhiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladhiar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 143.09 hectares
Population 1,419
Male Population 673
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ladhiar compares

By the 2011 count Ladhiar is the 17th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 143.09 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Ladhiar

Ladhiar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ladhiar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ladhiar from other places

Ladhiar lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 3.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ladhiar
Nearest railway station Bharmar 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 4.0 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Talwāra 28 km

Villages closest to Ladhiar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawali tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ladhiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladhiar village had a population of 1,419. That makes it the 17th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Ladhiar village has 673 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladhiar has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Ladhiar is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ladhiar covers 143.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ladhiar falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ladhiar is Bharmar, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ladhiar.

Ladhiar is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ladhiar is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 3.0 km away. Jawali is about 4.0 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baskwara (under 2 km), Chakban Palaura (1.6 km) and Palaura Khas (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ladhiar today is likely to be higher.

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