Ladhariਲਧਰੀ

Where is Ladhari?

Ladhari is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031261, and it covers 128 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 367 people in Ladhari: 185 men and 182 women, living in 74 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 128 hectares, the population density works out to about 287 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 984 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 50, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 15 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.94 per cent and women at 77.85 per cent. The census recorded 106 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 106 main workers, the largest group, 73, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 33 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ladhari's land. Of the village's 128 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 105 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (49 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (56 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 33 cultivators and 0 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 17 hours a day.

Getting there

Ladhari is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhande Katwal, Gera, Ajmer and Nikoo Chak.

What is the population of Ladhari?

The population of Ladhari was 367 at the 2011 census, living in 74 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ladhari have?

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