Ladewalਲਡੇਵਲ

Where is Ladewal?

Ladewal is a village of Amargarh tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 21 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039498, and it covers 245 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 942 people in Ladewal: 490 men and 452 women, living in 176 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 245 hectares, the population density works out to about 384 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 922 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 93, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 198 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.5 per cent and women at 63.9 per cent. The census recorded 340 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 276 main workers, the largest group, 164, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 61 other workers in trade, transport and services and 51 agricultural labourers. A further 64 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ladewal's land. Of the village's 245 hectares, 199 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (199 hectares). About 26 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 167 cultivators and 74 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 within five kilometres. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ladewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 21 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amargarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Daulowal, Rurki Khurd, Hussainpura and Jagowal.

What is the population of Ladewal?

The population of Ladewal was 942 at the 2011 census, living in 176 households in Amargarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Ladewal have?

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