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About Ladhra Village

Ladhra is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 659 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ladhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladhra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 281.2 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 659
Female Population 672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ladhra compares

By the 2011 count Ladhra is the 54th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 281.2 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Ladhra

Ladhra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ladhra 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ladhra from other places

Ladhra lies about 24 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Machrowal, about 4.1 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 Ladhra
Nearest railway station Machrowal 4.1 km
Nearest town Adampur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 24 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 24 km

Villages closest to Ladhra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Ladhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladhra village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 54th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Ladhra village has 659 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladhra has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Ladhra is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ladhra covers 281.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ladhra falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ladhra is Machrowal, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Ladhra.

Ladhra is about 24 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ladhra is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Machrowal is about 4.1 km away. Adampur is about 11 km away. Jalandhar II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gehlar (1.6 km), Ghorewahi (1.7 km) and Ittan Badhi (1.9 km).

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

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