Ladhar Kalanਲਧਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Ladhar Kalan?

Ladhar Kalan is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030024, and it covers 339 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 464 people in Ladhar Kalan: 234 men and 230 women, living in 96 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 339 hectares, the population density works out to about 137 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 983 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 135 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.74 per cent and women at 79.34 per cent. The census recorded 160 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 153 main workers, the largest group, 94, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 56 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ladhar Kalan's land. Of the village's 339 hectares, 312 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (312 hectares). About 27 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 96 cultivators and 4 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ladhar Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Qadian, Fatehgarh Nihal, Powadra and Burj Kaila.

What is the population of Ladhar Kalan?

The population of Ladhar Kalan was 464 at the 2011 census, living in 96 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Ladhar Kalan have?

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