Ladhana Jhikkaਲਧਨਾ ਝਿੱਕਾ

Where is Ladhana Jhikka?

Ladhana Jhikka is a village of Banga tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and is served by the Lidhana Jhikka gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032114, and it covers 354 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,664 people in Ladhana Jhikka: 1,292 men and 1,372 women, living in 584 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 354 hectares, the population density works out to about 753 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1062 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 283, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 458 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.95 per cent and women at 75.02 per cent. The census recorded 721 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 592 main workers, the largest group, 297, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 199 cultivators on their own land and 66 agricultural labourers. A further 129 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ladhana Jhikka's land. Of the village's 354 hectares, 297 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (20 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (277 hectares). About 55 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 232 cultivators and 92 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ladhana Jhikka is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Banga, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kajla, Ladhana Ucha, Heon and Pathlawa.

What is the population of Ladhana Jhikka?

The population of Ladhana Jhikka was 2,664 at the 2011 census, living in 584 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Ladhana Jhikka have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ladhana Jhikka has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.