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About Littar Village

Littar is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,218, made up of 628 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Littar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Littar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141107
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 1,218
Male Population 628
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Littar compares

By the 2011 count Littar is the 55th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Littar

Littar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Littar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Littar from other places

Littar lies about 32 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, about 16 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 Littar
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 6.4 km
Nearest town Rāikot 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Dhat 16 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 32 km

Villages closest to Littar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Littar village had a population of 1,218. That makes it the 55th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Littar village has 628 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Littar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Littar is 141107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Littar covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Littar falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Littar is Dhat, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Littar.

Littar is about 32 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Littar is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 6.4 km away. Rāikot is about 6.4 km away. Dhat 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 Burj Hakiman (under 2 km), Barmi (1.6 km) and Basraon (2.3 km).

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

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