Ladwa

Ladwa
लाडवा
Town
Ladwa

Location in Haryana, India

Coordinates: 29°59′45″N 77°02′24″E / 29.99583°N 77.04000°ECoordinates: 29°59′45″N 77°02′24″E / 29.99583°N 77.04000°E
Country  India
State Haryana
District Kurukshetra
Elevation 209 m (686 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 28,887
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 136132
Telephone code 01744
Vehicle registration HR 07
Sex ratio 1.133 males/female ♂/♀
Website haryana.gov.in

Ladwa is a town 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 Raj Kumar Saini & Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) is Pawan Saini.

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, Bir Pipli, Pipli, Untehri.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India,[2] Ladwa has a total population of 28,887 person comprising 15345 Males and 13542 Females. Males constitute 53.1% and females 46.87% of the population. Ladwa has an average literacy rate of 72.3%, lower than the national average of 72.99%: male literacy is 76.3%, and female literacy is 67.8%. In Ladwa, 12.4% of the population lies between age group 0-6 years.

Education

Public schools

Private schools

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. ↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/pca.aspx. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ http://www.schooleducationharyana.gov.in/downloads_pdf/stat/06%20List%20of%20Aided%20Schools.pdf
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