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About Ladpalwan Village

Ladpalwan is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,395, made up of 707 males and 688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ladpalwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladpalwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 1,395
Male Population 707
Female Population 688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ladpalwan compares

By the 2011 count Ladpalwan is the 76th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ladpalwan

Ladpalwan 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 Ladpalwan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ladpalwan from other places

Ladpalwan lies about 21 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, 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 Ladpalwan
Nearest railway station Jakolari 3.0 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 14 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 21 km

Villages closest to Ladpalwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladpalwan village had a population of 1,395. That makes it the 76th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Ladpalwan village has 707 males and 688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladpalwan has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Ladpalwan is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ladpalwan covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ladpalwan falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ladpalwan is Jakolari, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Ladpalwan is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 3.0 km away. Dīnānagar is about 8.5 km away. Pathankot is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurdaspur Bhaian (under 2 km), Jhako Lahri (1.7 km) and Kanwan (1.9 km).

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

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