Ladian is a small village in

Kharian Tehsil Kharian Tehsil ( Punjabi and ) is a tehsil (sub-district) located in Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan. The town lies between the Chenab river and Jhelum river and in the north the foothills of the Pir Panjal mountains. Villages and towns of ...

Gujrat District Gujrat ( Punjabi, ) is a district of Gujrat Division in the Pakistani province of Punjab. The Gujrat District was created by the British Government in 1846. According to the 2023 Pakistani census the population of the Gujrat District is 3,219 ...

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. It is known for its brave son Major

Raja Aziz Bhatti Raja Aziz Bhatti (6 August 192812 September 1965) was a Pakistani military officer and the 4th recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, the Nishan-e-Haider, which he received posthumously after he was killed in action during the Indo-P ...

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'' ( Lit.: ''Emblem of Lion''), the highest military gallantry award of Pakistan. Ladian is located at 32°48'06"N 74°02'03"E Most of the population of the village belongs to the

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castes. The other prevailing casts are Bhatti and Kashmiri. The Haqlay, Mehar, Ladi, Mians, Padhanas, Kharis, Chandi are the sub casts of Gujjars. The name of the village is in reference to the Ladi cast. It is believed that the Ladis established this village and other casts migrated here subsequently. Agricultural gains are the mainstay of economy. Different types of corps are cultivated throughout the entire year.

Education

Literacy Rate of the village is 40%. Most of the people are settled in European, America & Arab countries. Every year on 6 September, a very graceful army parade is conducted. The only road is from Kharin to Kotla Arab Ali Khan. This road has an important role from a defence point of view, as this road connects the main cantonment to the border area towards

Azad Kashmir Azad Jammu and Kashmir (), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir ( ), is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger ...

. The village has 4 Schools & one Rural health Dispensary serving the people. The special contribution of Mr.Sardar Bhatti in education is highly appreciated to improve the education standards. Beaconhouse school system and other good schools are also in the vicinity of 25 minutes drive from the village. Main G.T Road connecting Islamabad and Lahore is about 40 minutes drive from the village.

Notable people

Neighborhood

Some of the important towns and village's in the vicinity are: Guliana,

Bhagwal Bhagwal may refer to: * Bhagwal, Gujrat, a village in Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan * Bhagwal, Chakwal, a village in Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan {{geodis ...

Lalamusa Lala Musa (; ; ), is a city, located in the Kharian tehsil of Gujrat district, in Punjab, Pakistan. With a population of 121,036 in 2023, it is the 66th largest city in Punjab and 99th largest in Pakistan. History Toponymy According to local ...

Kharian Kharian ( Punjabi, ), is a city in Gujrat District, as well as the Gujrat Division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Kharian Tehsil (sub-district). As of 2023 Kharian is the second largest Tehsil in the Gujrat Div ...

, Bhurach Basoha, Sabour, Daulat Nagar,

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Bhimber Bhimber () is a town and the headquarters of the eponymous district in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir. The town and district are between the Jammu region of Indian-administered Kashmir and Pakistan proper, about by road southeast of M ...

Kotla Arab Ali Khan Kotla Arab Ali Khan () is a town in Pakistan. The town is located at latitude, 32.851389 and longitude 74.072222 near the border with Azad Kashmir and Punjab, Pakistan. Kotla Arab Ali Khan is Union Council -99 of Tehsil Kharian located in Gujrat ...

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Kakrali Kakrali () is a Union Council of Gujrat District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated on Bhimber Road, approximately 25 Kilometers from Kharian and 35 kilometers from Gujrat and comes under Kharian Tehsil of Gujrat District. The ...

Sports

Cricket & Volleyball are popular games in youngsters. The youngsters are enthusiastic & energetic to explore Europe & America.

References

{{Reflist Villages in Kharian Tehsil