Laungo Mahalਲੌਂਗੋ ਮਹਿਲ

Where is Laungo Mahal?

Laungo Mahal is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037271, and it covers 374 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 771 people in Laungo Mahal: 389 men and 382 women, living in 155 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 374 hectares, the population density works out to about 206 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 982 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 81, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 44 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.95 per cent and women at 73.31 per cent. The census recorded 212 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 202 main workers, the largest group, 106, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 75 other workers in trade, transport and services and 21 agricultural labourers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Laungo Mahal's land. Of the village's 374 hectares, 338 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (338 hectares). About 36 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 112 cultivators and 24 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Laungo Mahal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Abu Said, Gaggo Mahal, Nanoke and Harar Khurd.

What is the population of Laungo Mahal?

The population of Laungo Mahal was 771 at the 2011 census, living in 155 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Laungo Mahal have?

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