Ladhoo


Ladhoo or is a village in South Kashmir's Pulwama district of Indian Union territory Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the largest villages of Constituency/Tehsil Pampore, covering an area of 9 sq. km. People in this village are mostly engaged in self business and farming. This village is known to host various religious personalities, notably including Mir Syed Ali Hamadani r.a, Nund Rishi Or Sheikh-Noor-din-wali r.a, and Jeevan Sahab. It is one of the saffron-growing villages of the Pampore region and is also near a hiking spot known as Wasturwan.

Production

The majority of the population are directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture. The economic production of Ladhoo includes saffron, almond, walnut, pear, paddy, maize.
Excavation of stone also occurs in the nearby mountain range and is a sector of Ladhoo's economy.

Religion

The majority of population living in Ladhoo are Muslims, and the rest are Hindus.

Location

Ladhoo is located 18 km away from the center of Srinagar and 4 km from NH44 via Lethpora above the bank of river Jhelum.

Demographics

As per the census of 2011, the household capacity was 823 and the total population was 4604. The literacy rate is 65.33%. The male-to-female ratio is 1000:973. The population is primarily dependent on stone mining and agriculture.