Ladhewalਲਧੇਵਾਲ

Where is Ladhewal?

Ladhewal is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and is served by the Brindpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029272, and it covers 151 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 47 people in Ladhewal: 24 men and 23 women, living in 11 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 151 hectares, the population density works out to about 31 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 958 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 27 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 39.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 47.62 per cent and women at 31.82 per cent. The census recorded 35 workers, about 74 per cent of the village. Of the 0 main workers, the largest group, 0, were cultivators on their own land. A further 35 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 151 hectares, 141 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (141 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded no cultivators of their own land in the village, but 18 agricultural labourers, who work on farms in and around the village.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Ladhewal is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saidowal, Bhooi, Madho Jhanda and Sheikhupur.

What is the population of Ladhewal?

The population of Ladhewal was 47 at the 2011 census, living in 11 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Ladhewal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ladhewal has .