Loharkaਲੋਹਰਕਾ

Where is Loharka?

Loharka is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 10 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 037348, and it covers 100 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 106 people in Loharka: 57 men and 49 women, living in 20 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 100 hectares, the population density works out to about 106 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.54 per cent and women at 68.75 per cent. The census recorded 39 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 39 main workers, the largest group, 23, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Loharka's land. Of the village's 100 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (42 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (47 hectares). About 11 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 23 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Loharka is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 10 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 Mattey Nangal, Wachhoa, Mohan Bhandari and Dial Bharang.

What is the population of Loharka?

The population of Loharka was 106 at the 2011 census, living in 20 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Loharka have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Loharka has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.