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About Lidhar Kalan Village

Lidhar Kalan is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 976, made up of 497 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lidhar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lidhar Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144502
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 976
Male Population 497
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lidhar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Lidhar Kalan is the 145th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Lidhar Kalan

Lidhar Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lidhar Kalan as Available within 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 Lidhar Kalan from other places

Lidhar Kalan lies about 15 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 5.7 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 Lidhar Kalan
Nearest railway station Bahram 5.7 km
Nearest town Banga 9.9 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 20 km

Villages closest to Lidhar Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr 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 Lidhar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Lidhar Kalan village had a population of 976. That makes it the 145th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Lidhar Kalan village has 497 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lidhar Kalan has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Lidhar Kalan is 144502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lidhar Kalan covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lidhar Kalan falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lidhar Kalan is Bahram, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lidhar Kalan.

Lidhar Kalan is about 15 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lidhar Kalan is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bahram is about 5.7 km away. Banga is about 9.9 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balowal (under 2 km), Sarhal Qazian (1.5 km) and Nurpur (2.0 km).

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

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