Village · Hiranagar, Kathua
# Ladwal

Ladwal is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184148. The 2011 Census counted 408 people in 97 households, the 105th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.
- 408 people (2011)
- 97 households
- 80.4% literacy
- 184148 PIN code

## Ladwal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ladwal is 184148. Ladwal falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 184148
- Gram panchayat Hamirpur
- Community development block Barnoti
- Census village code 002119

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ladwal from nearby towns?
- Kathua (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ) 8 km by road
- Kathua (nearest town) 8 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ladwal?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Ladwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Changi
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kathua
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kathua
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kathua
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ladwal known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. About 89% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ladwal

Of every 100 households in Ladwal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ladwal · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 97%
- Toilet within the home 0% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 78%
- Tap water 100% 47%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 63%
- Use banking services 100% 87%
- Television 97% 70%
- Mobile phone 36% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 27%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 0% 11%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ladwal?

■ Ladwal · ■ Hiranagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.4% 79.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 838 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 852 765
- Working population 25.2% 29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 76.1% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 57 (55%) · ■ Other work 4 (4%) · ■ Marginal 37 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Hiranagar
- Katal Gujran 424 people
- Hari Pur Sainiyan 418 people
- Bobia 409 people
- Parkh Wal 409 people
- Langriyal 393 people
- Sherpur Pain 388 people
- Jugial 372 people
- Kandiyal 369 people

All 203 villages in Hiranagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ladwal? 184148
- How far is Ladwal from Kathua? 8 km by road
- What is the population of Ladwal? 408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ladwal in? Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Ladwal? 80.4% (Census 2011)

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