About Ladwal Village

Ladwal is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 134 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ladwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184148
Area (hectares)	261 hectares
Population	247
Male Population	134
Female Population	113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	843
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ladwal compares

By the 2011 count Ladwal is the 146th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Ladwal

Ladwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ladwal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ladwal from other places

Ladwal lies about 14 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 5.8 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 Ladwal
Nearest railway station	Budhi	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	11 km
District headquarters	Kathua	14 km

Villages closest to Ladwal

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

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Common questions about Ladwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladwal village had a population of 247. That makes it the 146th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Ladwal village has 134 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladwal has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Ladwal is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ladwal covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ladwal falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ladwal is Budhi, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ladwal is about 14 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ladwal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Budhi is about 5.8 km away. Hiranagar is about 11 km away. Kathua is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.