About Ladhwal Kalan Village

Ladhwal Kalan is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 335 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ladhwal Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladhwal Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184144
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	636
Male Population	335
Female Population	301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ladhwal Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ladhwal Kalan is the 69th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Ladhwal Kalan

Ladhwal Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ladhwal Kalan 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 Ladhwal Kalan from other places

Ladhwal Kalan lies about 21 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 4.4 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 Ladhwal Kalan
Nearest railway station	Chhan Arorian	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	4.8 km
District headquarters	Kathua	21 km

Villages closest to Ladhwal Kalan

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 Ladhwal Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladhwal Kalan village had a population of 636. That makes it the 69th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Ladhwal Kalan village has 335 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladhwal Kalan has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Ladhwal Kalan is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ladhwal Kalan covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ladhwal Kalan is Chhan Arorian, about 4.4 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 Ladhwal Kalan.

Ladhwal Kalan is about 21 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ladhwal Kalan is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 4.4 km away. Hiranagar is about 4.8 km away. Kathua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.