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About Ladwal Village

Ladwal is a small village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 203 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ladwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144626
Area (hectares) 146.96 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 203
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Ladwal compares

By the 2011 count Ladwal is the 99th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 146.96 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 923.

Getting to Ladwal

The census records public bus service for Ladwal 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 Ladwal from other places

Ladwal lies about 27 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Sultanpur Lodi, about 5.9 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 Ladwal
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Sultanpur Lodi 5.9 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 27 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 27 km

Villages closest to Ladwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanpur Lodhi 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 Ladwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladwal village had a population of 372. That makes it the 99th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Ladwal village has 203 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladwal has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Ladwal is 144626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ladwal covers 146.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ladwal falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ladwal is Sultanpur Lodi, about 5.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ladwal.

Ladwal is about 27 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ladwal is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 5.2 km away. Sultanpur Lodi is about 5.9 km away. Kapurthala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirzapur (under 2 km), Mullan Kala (under 2 km) and Jhugian Bandu (under 2 km).

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

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