Ladpurਲਡਪੁਰ

Where is Ladpur?

Ladpur is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031174, and it covers 118 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 444 people in Ladpur: 216 men and 228 women, living in 81 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 118 hectares, the population density works out to about 376 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1056 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 35 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.92 per cent and women at 80.6 per cent. The census recorded 139 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 137 main workers, the largest group, 68, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 59 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ladpur's land. Of the village's 118 hectares, 105 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 104 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (104 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 60 cultivators and 10 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Ladpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jahanpur, Chak Bhaian, Har Chand and Plaki.

What is the population of Ladpur?

The population of Ladpur was 444 at the 2011 census, living in 81 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ladpur have?

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