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About Lidhar Village

Lidhar is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,943, made up of 1,009 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lidhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lidhar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143112
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 1,943
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Lidhar compares

By the 2011 count Lidhar is the 52nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Lidhar

Lidhar 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 Lidhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Lidhar from other places

Lidhar lies about 34 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Bhalojala, about 3.3 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 Lidhar
Nearest railway station Bhalojala 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 7.8 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 18 km
District headquarters Amritsar 34 km

Villages closest to Lidhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Lidhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lidhar village had a population of 1,943. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Lidhar village has 1,009 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lidhar has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Lidhar is 143112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lidhar covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lidhar falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lidhar is Bhalojala, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lidhar.

Lidhar is about 34 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lidhar is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Bhalojala is about 3.3 km away. Baba Bakala is about 7.8 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hassanpur (under 2 km), Jallupur Khera (1.8 km) and Pheruman (1.9 km).

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

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