Lakhuwalਲਖੂਵਾਲ

Where is Lakhuwal?

Lakhuwal is a village in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rayya, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rayya community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037826, and it covers 172 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 900 people in Lakhuwal: 465 men and 435 women, living in 190 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 172 hectares, the population density works out to about 523 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 935 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 99, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 323 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.81 per cent and women at 72.16 per cent. The census recorded 313 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 272 main workers, the largest group, 145, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 120 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 41 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lakhuwal's land. Of the village's 172 hectares, 158 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (100 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (58 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 123 cultivators and 12 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lakhuwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rayya, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thathian, Jalluwal, Bedadpur and Waraich.

What is the population of Lakhuwal?

The population of Lakhuwal was 900 at the 2011 census, living in 190 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Lakhuwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lakhuwal has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.