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About Ladhewali Village

Ladhewali is a small village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 172 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144623, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ladhewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladhewali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144623
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 172
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ladhewali compares

By the 2011 count Ladhewali is the 121st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ladhewali

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

How far is Ladhewali from other places

Ladhewali lies about 16 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, about 13 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 Ladhewali
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 13 km
Nearest railway station Gahandran 13 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 16 km

Villages closest to Ladhewali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladhewali village had a population of 349. That makes it the 121st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Ladhewali village has 172 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladhewali has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ladhewali is 144623. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ladhewali covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ladhewali falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ladhewali is Gahandran, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Ladhewali.

Ladhewali is about 16 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ladhewali is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nakodar is about 13 km away. Gahandran is about 13 km away. Jalandhar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (2.1 km), Rasulpur Kalan (2.1 km) and Uggi (2.7 km).

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

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