Ladhuwala Uttarਲਧੁਵਾਲਾ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Ladhuwala Uttar?

Ladhuwala Uttar is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalalabad community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034939, and it covers 1,069 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,257 people in Ladhuwala Uttar: 1,207 men and 1,050 women, living in 435 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,069 hectares, the population density works out to about 211 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 870 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 297, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 417 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.87 per cent and women at 61.44 per cent. The census recorded 852 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 731 main workers, the largest group, 501, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 113 agricultural labourers and 113 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 121 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ladhuwala Uttar's land. Of the village's 1,069 hectares, 968 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (968 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 578 cultivators and 130 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ladhuwala Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghanga Khurd, Chak Sohlewala, Ghanga Kalan and Janisar.

What is the population of Ladhuwala Uttar?

The population of Ladhuwala Uttar was 2,257 at the 2011 census, living in 435 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Ladhuwala Uttar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ladhuwala Uttar has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a post office.