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About Landha Village

Landha is a mid sized village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 683 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Landha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Landha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 141421
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 1,262
Male Population 683
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Landha compares

By the 2011 count Landha is the 57th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Landha

Landha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Landha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Landha from other places

Landha lies about 21 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Doraha, about 6.0 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 Landha
Nearest town Dorāha 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Doraha 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Payal 8.3 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 21 km

Villages closest to Landha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Landha village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 57th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Landha village has 683 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Landha has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Landha is 141421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Landha covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Landha falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Landha is Doraha, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Landha.

Landha is about 21 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Landha is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dorāha is about 4.3 km away. Doraha is about 6.0 km away. Payal is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurditpura (2.1 km), Chankoian Kalan (2.6 km) and Chan Koian Khurd (3.1 km).

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

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