Ladbanjara Khurdਲਾਡਬੰਜਾਰਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Ladbanjara Khurd?

Ladbanjara Khurd is a village in Dirba tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sunam, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sunam community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039832, and it covers 251 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,182 people in Ladbanjara Khurd: 609 men and 573 women, living in 232 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 251 hectares, the population density works out to about 471 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 128, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 485 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.51 per cent and women at 56.67 per cent. The census recorded 413 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 349 main workers, the largest group, 128, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 127 agricultural labourers and 94 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 64 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ladbanjara Khurd's land. Of the village's 251 hectares, 230 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (208 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). About 21 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 129 cultivators and 173 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

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

Ladbanjara Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sunam, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dirba, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kakuwala, Nihalgarh, Ladbanjara Kalan and Dhandial.

What is the population of Ladbanjara Khurd?

The population of Ladbanjara Khurd was 1,182 at the 2011 census, living in 232 households in Dirba tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Ladbanjara Khurd have?

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