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Ladhoo or Ladhu is a village in the Pulwama district of 
As per the census of 2011, the household capacity is 823 and the total population is 4604. The male-to-female ratio is 1000:973.
Quarrying and farming provide employment for most of the residents, either directly or indirectly. Products include saffron, almonds, walnuts, pears, paddy, and maize.
The majority of the population is Muslim, with a Hindu minority. They all live together in peace and harmony, they also take part in one another's festivals. There are around 15 mosques and four temples built in the village and among them is the Ancient Temple which is included in the list of Historical monuments of India and is under the care of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), circle Srinagar. The other notable religious sites of the village include Sheikh-ul-Alam shrine and the Samadhi Of Jeevan Sahib.
The Ancient Temple is located by a pond named Sanz Har Nag and dates back to the 8th century AD. The temple is externally square but circular internally. The southwest entrance has an arch surmounted by a pediment.
Considering the topology, nature has designed this village so adequate that it had remained the seat of learning for many saints and Sufis and get spiritual enlightenment, one among them is one of the valleys highly praised Sufi saint popularly known as Alamdare Kashmir Sheikh-ul-Aalam also known as Nund Rishi has spent an ample amount of time here (12 years), other saints visited here include Mir Syed Ali Hamadani, Baba Raqam ud din and Jeevan Sahib and all of them have chosen different residing sites in the village which are worth to mention as Lopan pal, bank of sanz haer nag, ghope bal and Gousen nar respectively.
Ladhoo is also near a hiking spot known as Wasturwan.
Ladhoo or Ladhu is a village in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
, India. It is situated on the Jhelum River and is one of the largest villages in the Pampore
Pampore (), known as Pampar () or Panpar () in Kashmiri, is a historical town situated on the eastern side of the Jhelum River on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in the Pulwama district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir ...
Constituency. It is from Srinagar
Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...
and from NH44 via Lethpora
Lethapora, also known as Lethpora and Lalitpur, is a village in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located in the Pampore tehsil of district Pulwama in Kashmir valley. It has a long history as it was named after a king ...
. It is spread over an area of including a long stretch of the very famous trekking spot known as Wasturwan. This hill is also referred to as 'Veshrivan' by some scholars and is said to be a storehouse of many myths and truths for the people living in its vicinity.
As per the census of 2011, the household capacity is 823 and the total population is 4604. The male-to-female ratio is 1000:973.
Quarrying and farming provide employment for most of the residents, either directly or indirectly. Products include saffron, almonds, walnuts, pears, paddy, and maize.
Literacy
The literacy rate of Ladhoo is 65.33%. Male literacy is at 77.83% while female literacy stands at 52.8%. There are three private schools (up to primary level), five government schools (up to primary level) and a government higher secondary school and the names are given in the table below.Religion
The majority of the population is Muslim, with a Hindu minority. They all live together in peace and harmony, they also take part in one another's festivals. There are around 15 mosques and four temples built in the village and among them is the Ancient Temple which is included in the list of Historical monuments of India and is under the care of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), circle Srinagar. The other notable religious sites of the village include Sheikh-ul-Alam shrine and the Samadhi Of Jeevan Sahib.
Important locations
The Ancient Temple is located by a pond named Sanz Har Nag and dates back to the 8th century AD. The temple is externally square but circular internally. The southwest entrance has an arch surmounted by a pediment.
Considering the topology, nature has designed this village so adequate that it had remained the seat of learning for many saints and Sufis and get spiritual enlightenment, one among them is one of the valleys highly praised Sufi saint popularly known as Alamdare Kashmir Sheikh-ul-Aalam also known as Nund Rishi has spent an ample amount of time here (12 years), other saints visited here include Mir Syed Ali Hamadani, Baba Raqam ud din and Jeevan Sahib and all of them have chosen different residing sites in the village which are worth to mention as Lopan pal, bank of sanz haer nag, ghope bal and Gousen nar respectively.
Ladhoo is also near a hiking spot known as Wasturwan.
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