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About Ladhewal Village

Ladhewal is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 176 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ladhewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladhewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146102
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 176
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ladhewal compares

By the 2011 count Ladhewal is the 245th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Ladhewal

The census records public bus service for Ladhewal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ladhewal from other places

Ladhewal lies about 35 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Ladhewal
Nearest town Banga 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 12 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 35 km

Villages closest to Ladhewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladhewal village had a population of 319. That makes it the 245th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Ladhewal village has 176 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladhewal has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Ladhewal is 146102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ladhewal covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ladhewal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Ladhewal notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ladhewal.

Ladhewal is about 35 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ladhewal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Banga is about 5.4 km away. Garhshankar is about 12 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matton (under 2 km), Moranwali (3.6 km) and Aima Jattan (3.8 km).

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

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