Ladhana Uchaਲਧਨਾ ਉਚਾ

Where is Ladhana Ucha?

Ladhana Ucha is a village in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032115, and it covers 444 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,971 people in Ladhana Ucha: 956 men and 1,015 women, living in 434 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 444 hectares, the population density works out to about 444 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1062 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 185, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 728 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.85 per cent and women at 73.92 per cent. The census recorded 568 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 523 main workers, the largest group, 263, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 217 cultivators on their own land and 37 agricultural labourers. A further 45 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ladhana Ucha's land. Of the village's 444 hectares, 389 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (386 hectares). About 52 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 220 cultivators and 44 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Ladhana Ucha 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 7 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 Ladhana Jhikka, Pathlawa, Kajla and Bahla.

What is the population of Ladhana Ucha?

The population of Ladhana Ucha was 1,971 at the 2011 census, living in 434 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Ladhana Ucha have?

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