Ludhiana city was founded in the time
of Lodhi dynasty which ruled in Delhi from 1451-1526 A.D. The
legend goes that two Lodhi chiefs, Yusaf Khan and Nihand Khan were
deputed by Sikandar Lodhi (1489-1517 A.D.) to restore order in
this region. They camped at the site of present city of Ludhiana
which was then a village called Mir Hota. Yusaf Khan went across
the river Sutlej in Jalandhar Doab to check Khokhars who were
plundering the Doab and made a settlement at Sultanpur while
Nihand Khan stayed back and founded the present city at the site
of village Mir Hota. The new town was originally known as
Lodhi-ana, which means the town of Lodi's. The name later changed
to the present name Ludhiana. |
General census |
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S. No. |
Name of Block |
Population (2001 Census) |
Literacy (%) |
Male |
Female |
Workers |
Caste |
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Agri. |
Non. Agri |
SC |
Gen. |
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1 |
Ludhiana I |
147645 |
77.6 |
79623 |
68022 |
12713 |
42776 |
51964 |
95681 |
2. |
Ludhiana II |
171376 |
68.86 |
91667 |
79709 |
21524 |
39649 |
69753 |
101623 |
3. |
Machiwara |
88899 |
71.54 |
46905 |
41994 |
15085 |
24594 |
23998 |
64901 |
4. |
Samrala |
80988 |
73.99 |
43167 |
37821 |
10733 |
23341 |
30640 |
50348 |
5. |
Khanna |
107871 |
71.68 |
57423 |
50448 |
14610 |
32070 |
45888 |
61983 |
6. |
Doraha |
93559 |
73.41 |
49868 |
43691 |
13100 |
26043 |
32931 |
60628 |
7. |
Dehlon |
123299 |
73.54 |
65631 |
57668 |
17317 |
35905 |
48006 |
75293 |
8. |
Pakhowal |
106360 |
76.47 |
56823 |
49537 |
14095 |
31043 |
37643 |
68717 |
9. |
Sudhar |
167442 |
74.19 |
99586 |
78856 |
23268 |
42684 |
59854 |
107588 |
10. |
Jagraon |
137414 |
69.59 |
72761 |
64653 |
24555 |
28754 |
50510 |
86904 |
11. |
Sidhwan Bet |
118313 |
69.49 |
62198 |
56115 |
23183 |
22056 |
41110 |
77203 |
Total |
1343166 |
72.76 |
714652 |
628514 |
190183 |
348915 |
492297 |
850869 |
|
S. No. |
Name of the |
Geographical Area |
Cultivated Area |
Number of Villages |
1. |
Ludhiana I |
34146 |
17735 |
59 |
2. |
Ludhiana II |
53556 |
39397 |
178 |
3. |
Machiwara |
32182 |
27485 |
136 |
4. |
Samrala |
19029 |
15673 |
63 |
5. |
Khanna |
27673 |
22173 |
88 |
6. |
Doraha |
24012 |
21256 |
57 |
7. |
Dehlon |
28095 |
23415 |
75 |
8. |
Pakhowal |
29384 |
24710 |
51 |
9. |
Sudhar |
36529 |
31502 |
68 |
10. |
Jagraon |
40995 |
34342 |
48 |
11. |
Sidhwan Bet |
42711 |
35875 |
92 |
Total |
368312 |
293563 |
915 |
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