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About Ladhran Village

Ladhran is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,218, made up of 604 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ladhran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladhran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144040
Area (hectares) 321 hectares
Population 1,218
Male Population 604
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ladhran compares

By the 2011 count Ladhran is the 58th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 321 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ladhran

Ladhran 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 Ladhran 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 Ladhran from other places

Ladhran lies about 26 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, about 1.6 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 Ladhran
Nearest railway station Gahandran 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 4.3 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 26 km

Villages closest to Ladhran

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 Ladhran

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladhran village had a population of 1,218. That makes it the 58th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Ladhran village has 604 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladhran has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ladhran is 144040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ladhran covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ladhran falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ladhran is Gahandran, about 1.6 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 Ladhran.

Ladhran is about 26 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ladhran is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about 1.6 km away. Nakodar is about 4.3 km away. Jalandhar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla Bhagu (under 2 km), Bal Hukmi (under 2 km) and Gandhran (1.7 km).

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

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