| Voice of Ludhiana :
Manmeet Grewal
Unemployment is the grave issue of Ludhiana. Youth from rural Punjab
are unaware about the various employment avenues.
Drug addiction is another major challenge we face. Almost all the
men in our district are victims of some kind of drugs.
Our children do not receive good quality education.
Ludhiana District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 3767.0 Km2
Population in Ludhiana (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 34,87,882
Male : 18,66,203
Female : 16,21,679
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 57623
In seeing : 31489
In speech : 2430
In hearing : 1703
In movement : 13989
Mental : 8012
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 14
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 115 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 100 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Ludhiana District
Historical Background 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 Chief 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.
District At a Glance
Location
Ludhiana is the most centrally located district
which falls in the Malwa region of the State of Punjab. For Administrative
purposes it has been placed in the Patiala Division. It lies between
north Latitude 30o-34'
and 31o-01' and east longitude
75o-18' and 76o-20'.
It is bounded on the north by River Sutlej which separates it
from Jalandhar district. The River also forms its northern boundary
with Hoshiarpur district. On other sides it shares common boundaries
with Rupnagar district in the East, Moga district in the West,
and Sangrur & Patiala districts in the South and South east
respectively.
Topography
The topography of the District is typical representative
of an Alluvial plain, it owes its origin to the aggravation work
of the Sutlej River. The alluvium deposited by the river has been
worked over by the wind which gave rise to a number of small dunes
and sand mounds. Most of these dunes have been levelled by the
brave hard working agriculturists of the district.
The District can be divided into :
- The flood plain of the Sutlej
- The up land plain
Climate
The climate of the district is characterised
by dryness except a brief spell of monsoon season in a very hot
summer and a bracing winter. The cold season is from middle of
November to the early part of March. The succeeding period up-to
the end of June is the hot season. July, August and half of September
constitute the south west of monsoon, the period of mid September
to about the middle of November may be termed as post monsoon
or transitional period. June is generally the hottest month. Hot
and scorching dust laden winds blow during summer season and on
individual days the day temperature by to night temperature. December
& January are the coldest month.
Rainfall
The rainfall in the district increases from south
west towards the north east. About 70% of the rainfall is received
during the period July to September. The rainfall during the December
to March accounts for 16% of the rainfall the remaining 14% rainfall
is received in the other months of the year.
Rivers & Drains
The Sutlej and its tributary, the budha nallah
constitute the chief Hydrographic features of the district. A
brief description of these is as follows.
- River Sutlej:
-
It takes its origin from Mansarovar Lake
in the Tibbet (China). After flowing through Himachal Pradesh
territory,it debouches from the Shivaliks. Just about Rupnagar,
some 32 Km East of the boundary of Samrala Tehsil and it flows
due west along the top of the district, for some 96 Km and
turns, as it leaves Jagraon tehsil slightly to north towards
its junction with Beas at Harike during its journey along
the district. It maintain and east west direction. It has
been a devastating during its flooding fury. The Sutlej has
experienced a westward drift during recent times. The old
towns villages of Behlolpur, Machhiwara, Koom Kalan etc. were
built on its banks. The river has since been dammed at Bhakhra
which has considerably checked its flooding menace in the
district.
- Budha Nallah:
-
It runs parallel to Sutlej, on its south
for fairly large section of its course in the district and
ultimately joins Sutlej at Gorsian Kadar Baksh in the north
western corner of the district. It is a flooding stream during
the rainy season but in the dry season it can be crossed on
foot at certain points. Ludhiana and Machhiwara are situated
to the south of the Budha Nallah . The water of the stream
becomes polluted after it enters Ludhiana City.
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