Ladhian Explained

Ladian is a small village situated in district Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar[1] in Punjab, India. It is 10km (10miles) from Banga, on Banga to Katarian Road. This village belonged to Late Master Sudhagar Singh Dhindsa and Late Kuljit Singh dhindsa,[2] [3] the prominent social reformer. Sant Amar Jot Partap Singh (Baba kar ji)[4] [5] arrived and blessed this village many times.

Geography

The village is situated at approximately 335km (208miles) from New Delhi, 155km (96miles) from Amritsar and 1410km (880miles) from Mumbai. It is in the Northwest part of India; a few hundred kilometres south of Kashmir and to the west of the Himalayan foothills of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. On a clear day, the snow-clad peaks of the Dhauladhar range are visible in the distant horizon. It is also linked by Banga-Katarian Road with Amritsar-Chandigarh GT road and Amritsar-Anandpur Sahib route on NH-1.

Religious Places

There are two Gurdwaras situated in Ladhian. Sant Shiva ji da Dera, Gurdwara Hari Sar, Mananhana, Hoshiarpur, Gurdwara Charan Kanwal Sahib, Peer Baba Gulami Shah, Shiv Mandir on Mukandpur Road are the frequently visited religious places within 10km (10miles) from there.

Banking Facilities

Most of Nationalised Government Sector Bank as well as Private Sector Bank is situated within 10km (10miles) from here society in Katarian, State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, UCO Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, HDFC Bank, Allahabad Bank, Syndicate Bank, SBoP, Bank of India, Corporation Bank, IDBI Bank, etc.

Notes and References

  1. http://nawanshahr.nic.in/ Official Web Site of District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar Punjab
  2. Web site: ਅਜੀਤ: ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ - ਸ਼ਹੀਦ ਭਗਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਨਗਰ / ਬੰਗਾ . 11 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001934/http://newspaper.ajitjalandhar.com/index.php?edid=11&pgid=3&dtid=20120706 . 3 December 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: EPaper : Rozana Spokesman . 2012-08-11 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130720082536/http://www.rozanaspokesman.com/epaper/fullpage.aspx?edition=district&yview=2012&mview=Jul&dview=06&pview=35 . 2013-07-20 .
  4. Web site: Panoramio is no longer available .
  5. live. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/n8FSBHs5O9E. 2021-12-08. Kabadi Match Kalanaur 2012 Mela Baba Kar JI Part 1 . YouTube.