Ladwalਲਡਵਾਲ

Where is Ladwal?

Ladwal is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029429, and it covers 147 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 372 people in Ladwal: 203 men and 169 women, living in 78 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 147 hectares, the population density works out to about 253 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 833 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 124 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.32 per cent and women at 66.88 per cent. The census recorded 127 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 124 main workers, the largest group, 52, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 41 agricultural labourers and 30 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ladwal's land. Of the village's 147 hectares, 145 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (145 hectares). About 2 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 53 cultivators and 41 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ladwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pandori Jagir, Jhugian Bandu, Paramjitpur and Pitho Rahal.

What is the population of Ladwal?

The population of Ladwal was 372 at the 2011 census, living in 78 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Ladwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ladwal has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.