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About Ludhera Village

Ludhera is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 91 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ludhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ludhera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 114.2 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 91
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ludhera compares

By the 2011 count Ludhera is the 94th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 114.2 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ludhera

Ludhera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ludhera 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ludhera from other places

Ludhera lies about 27 km from Dehradun. 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 Ludhera
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 14 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 14 km
District headquarters Dehradun 27 km

Villages closest to Ludhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ludhera village had a population of 174. That makes it the 94th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Ludhera village has 91 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ludhera has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ludhera is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ludhera covers 114.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ludhera falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Ludhera notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Ludhera.

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

Ludhera is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 14 km away. Mussoorie is about 14 km away. Dehradun 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 Sariyana (under 2 km), Chila (under 2 km) and Munshi (1.5 km).

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

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