Laton Danaਲਟੋਨ ਦਨਾ

Where is Laton Dana?

Laton Dana is a village of Ludhiana East tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sahnewal, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033365, and it covers 157 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 660 people in Laton Dana: 358 men and 302 women, living in 127 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 157 hectares, the population density works out to about 420 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 844 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 584 people, about 88 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.2 per cent and women at 75.18 per cent. The census recorded 204 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 197 main workers, the largest group, 108, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 54 agricultural labourers and 27 cultivators on their own land. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Laton Dana's land. Of the village's 157 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 93 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (93 hectares). About 57 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 28 cultivators and 55 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included 2 community health centres, 2 primary health centres, 2 primary health sub-centres, an allopathic hospital, 2 dispensaries and a veterinary hospital. 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

Laton Dana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sahnewal, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Laton Joga, Katani Khurd, Chhandaran and Kot gangurai.

What is the population of Laton Dana?

The population of Laton Dana was 660 at the 2011 census, living in 127 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Laton Dana have?

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