Ladhewalਲਧੇਵਾਲ

Where is Ladhewal?

Ladhewal is a village of Amritsar II tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 21 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Attari community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037662, and it covers 337 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,323 people in Ladhewal: 703 men and 620 women, living in 201 households, an average of about 6.6 people per household. Spread over its 337 hectares, the population density works out to about 392 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 134, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 395 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.8 per cent and women at 65.25 per cent. The census recorded 428 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 426 main workers, the largest group, 254, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 84 agricultural labourers and 59 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ladhewal's land. Of the village's 337 hectares, 308 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (308 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 255 cultivators and 84 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. 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

Ladhewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 21 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amritsar II, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalewala, Khera, Mahawa and Jathaul.

What is the population of Ladhewal?

The population of Ladhewal was 1,323 at the 2011 census, living in 201 households in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Ladhewal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ladhewal has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.