Ladwa

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Ladwa
लाडवा
city
Ladwa
Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates: 30°00′N 77°03′E / 30.000°N 77.050°E / 30.000; 77.050Coordinates: 30°00′N 77°03′E / 30.000°N 77.050°E / 30.000; 77.050
Country  India
State Haryana
District Kurukshetra
Elevation 209 m (686 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 22,439
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 136132
Telephone code 01744
Vehicle registration HR 07
Sex ratio 1.127 males/female ♂/♀
Website haryana.gov.in

Ladwa is a city and a municipal committee in Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana. In 2007, Ladwa became a Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituency[1] comprising 126,704 registered voters and come under Kurukshetra (Lok Sabha constituency). The Member of Parliament (India) is Naveen Jindal son of O. P. Jindal (an industrialist) & Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) is Sher Singh Barshami.

Geography

Ladwa has an average elevation of 209 m (686 ft). It is located on the Kurukshetra - Yamunanagar - Saharanpur road and is also close to the towns of Shahbad, Radaur and Indri, India. The nearest major Highway is National Highway 1 (India) known as Grand Trunk Road which is 14.5 km (9.0 mi) west direction of downtown. Ladwa has one of the best new grain markets all over Asia.

Sub-Tehsil

Ladwa is a sub-tehsil which comes under Thanesar-Tehsil and represent 53 villages, 10 Patwar circles and 1 Kanungo circle.

Villages

Antehri, Badachpur, Badarpur, Bahlolpur, Bakali, Ban, Bani, Bapda, Bapdi, Barhan, Baronda, Barondi, Barot, Barshami, Bartoli, Bhallar, Bhoot Majra, Bir Bartoli, Bir Kheri, Bir Sonti, Bodla, Budha, Chhailondi, Chhapra, Chhar Pura, Dab Khera, Dhanora Jattan, Dhiangla, Duda, Dudhi, Dugari, Gadli, Gajlana, Gangori, Gharaula, Girdhar Pura, Gobindgarh, Gudha, Gudhi, Halal Pur, Jainpur Jattan, Jandhera, Jogi Majra, Kalirano, Karami, Khaira, Kharkali, Kheri, Kheri Dabdalan, Kheri Gadian, Ladwa, Lathi Dhanora, Lohara, Mehra, Mumkar Pur, Murad Nagar, Niwarsi, Prahlad Pur, Salem Pur, Samalkha, Sonti, Sultan Pur with Patak Majra, Sura, Untehri.

Demographics

As of 2001, according to the Indian census,[2] Ladwa had a population of 22,439. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ladwa has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 66%. In Ladwa, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Public schools

Private schools

  • Hindu High School(Govt. Aided)[3]
  • Guru Nanak High School(Govt. Aided)
  • Sant Nischal Singh Public School
  • New Janta Sr. Sec. School
  • Sugni Devi Arya Girls Sr. Sec. School
  • Om Parkash Garg Memorial Public School
  • Doon Public School
  • Unique Shiksha Niketan
  • Jai Bharat High School
  • Tagore High School
  • Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Public School

Colleges and universities

The major center for the education is Kurukshetra University, situated in the Kurukshetra district. Indira Gandhi National College is one of the oldest degree college located in Village Dhanora. In addition, other private colleges of education, engineering, polytechnic are located in town and nearby area.

Public health care

Community Health Center and Primary Health Center is the only government infrastructure which serves local community.

Transportation

The diverse connection of rural roads and state highways provides well-connectivity to the city.

Airports

Indira Gandhi International Airport is the nearest major airport which is situated at a distance of 180 kilometres (112 mi).Chandigarh Airport is being integrated with upcoming Chandigarh International Airport; is the only commercial domestic airport situated in the proximity of approx. 106 kilometres (66 mi).

Rail

The closest Train Stations are located at Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Karnal and Ambala. The divisional headquarters of Northern Railway Zone (India) and major Train station are located at Ambala Cantonment in the Ambala.

Road

The road transportation is provided by Haryana Roadways which runs on all the Inter State and City routes. Moreover, Village are well-connected by Bus.

References

  1. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Haryana/Final_Order_NOTIFICATION.pdf
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  3. ↑ http://www.schooleducationharyana.gov.in/downloads_pdf/stat/06%20List%20of%20Aided%20Schools.pdf
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