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About Ladeshu Village

Ladeshu is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 46 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 783 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ladeshu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ladeshu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 49.86 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 46
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 783
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ladeshu compares

By the 2011 count Ladeshu is the 197th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 49.86 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Ladeshu

Ladeshu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ladeshu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ladeshu from other places

Ladeshu lies about 14 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Ladeshu
District headquarters Garhwal 14 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 17 km

Villages closest to Ladeshu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ladeshu village had a population of 82. That makes it the 197th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Ladeshu village has 46 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ladeshu has about 783 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Ladeshu is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ladeshu covers 49.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ladeshu falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ladeshu is Kotdwara, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ladeshu.

Ladeshu is about 14 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ladeshu is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 14 km away. Kotdwāra is about 17 km away. Kotdwara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muni Rawat (under 2 km), Diula (under 2 km) and Chamsyul (under 2 km).

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

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