Ladnu Explained

Ladnun
Native Name Lang:hi
Other Name:Chanderi Nagari
Nickname:Chanderi Nagari
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:India Rajasthan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates:27.65°N 74.3833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rajasthan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Didwana Kuchaman
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:328
Population Total:90,575
Population As Of:2011
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Rajasthani
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:341306
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01581
Registration Plate:RJ-37

Ladnu, also Ladnun, is a city and a municipality, near Nagaur city, Didwana Kuchaman District, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a Tehsil headquarters of Didwana Kuchaman District. It is home to the Jain Vishva Bharati University.

Introduction

Ladnun is a town and a municipality in Didwana district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is also the tehsil's headquarters and subdivision. Ladnun tehsil has [139 village] in all. Bakliya,Nimbi Jodha, Jaswantgarh and Sunari are the largest of the villages. Ladnun has a M.L.A seat and 32 elected ward members in Ladnun Municipality.

Ladnun was earlier known as Chanderi Nagari, It is 380 kmwest of Delhi and 225 km north-west of Jaipur. Its population is approx. 57,047 as of 2001 Indian census. It is situated 329 m above sea level and at 27° 39' 0" north and 74° 23'-1" east longitude.

Jain Temple

See main article: Ladnu Jain temple. The Digambara Bara Jain Temple has an inscription dating to 1229.

Climate and rainfall

Ladnun has a dry climate with a hot summer. Sand storms are common in summer. The climate ofthe city is conspicuous by extreme dryness, large variations of temperature and highly variablerainfall. The mercury in the Mercury Barometer keeps on rising intensely from March till June.These are the hottest months. The maximum temperature recorded in the city is 47 °C with 0 °C asthe lowest recorded temperature. The average temperature of the city is 23.5 °C. The winterseason extends from mid November till the beginning of March. Rainy season is of a short durationfrom July to mid September. The average rainfall in the city is 36.16 cm & 51.5% humidity.

Geography

Ladnu is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 328 metres (1079 feet).

Demographics

India census,[2] Ladnu had a population of 57,047. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ladnu has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 49%. In Ladnu, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Villages

List of villages in Ladnu Tehsil

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/24/Ladnun.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Ladnu
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.