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About Kadian Village

Kadian is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 284 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141008
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 284
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Kadian compares

By the 2011 count Kadian is the 105th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Kadian

Kadian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kadian 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 Kadian from other places

Kadian lies about 7.4 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ladhowal, about 2.3 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 Kadian
Nearest railway station Ladhowal 2.3 km
Nearest town Phillaur 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 7.4 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 7.4 km

Villages closest to Kadian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 Kadian

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadian village had a population of 545. That makes it the 105th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Kadian village has 284 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadian has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Kadian is 141008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadian covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadian falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kadian is Ladhowal, about 2.3 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 Kadian.

Kadian is about 7.4 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadian is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ladhowal is about 2.3 km away. Phillaur is about 5.9 km away. Ludhiana West is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Qutabewal Araian (under 2 km), Fatehgarh Gujjran (under 2 km) and Bhattian (under 2 km).

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

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