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About Laduka Village

Laduka is one of the larger villages in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,605, made up of 5,007 males and 4,598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 849 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laduka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laduka village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152123
Area (hectares) 849 hectares
Population 9,605
Male Population 5,007
Female Population 4,598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Laduka compares

By the 2011 count Laduka is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 849 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Laduka

Laduka 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 Laduka 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 Laduka from other places

Laduka lies about 68 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Ladhuka, about 3.4 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 Laduka
Nearest railway station Ladhuka 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 13 km
District headquarters Firozpur 68 km

Villages closest to Laduka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laduka village had a population of 9,605. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Laduka village has 5,007 males and 4,598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laduka has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Laduka is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laduka covers 849 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laduka falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Laduka is Ladhuka, about 3.4 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 Laduka.

Laduka is about 68 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laduka is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Ladhuka is about 3.4 km away. Fazilka is about 13 km away. Firozpur is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhewali Asli (1.6 km), Behak Hasta Uttar (2.0 km) and Lakhe Ke Uttar (2.1 km).

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

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