Agwar Ladhaiਅਗਵਰ ਲਧੈ

Where is Agwar Ladhai?

Agwar Ladhai is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jagraon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033774, and it covers 737 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 670 people in Agwar Ladhai: 350 men and 320 women, living in 142 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 737 hectares, the population density works out to about 91 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 448 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.71 per cent and women at 68.44 per cent. The census recorded 263 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 203 main workers, the largest group, 108, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 52 agricultural labourers and 43 cultivators on their own land. A further 60 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Agwar Ladhai's land. Of the village's 737 hectares, 583 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (93 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (490 hectares). About 154 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 44 cultivators and 106 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Agwar Ladhai is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dholan, Bir Akhara, Chachrari and Agwar Rahlan.

What is the population of Agwar Ladhai?

The population of Agwar Ladhai was 670 at the 2011 census, living in 142 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Agwar Ladhai have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Agwar Ladhai has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.