Lachhmangarhਲਛਮਨਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Lachhmangarh?

Lachhmangarh is a village of Bassi Pathana tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Morinda, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and is served by the Nanuwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032601, and it covers 47 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 52 people in Lachhmangarh: 27 men and 25 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 47 hectares, the population density works out to about 111 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 926 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, 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 83.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 38 workers, about 73 per cent of the village. Of the 34 main workers, the largest group, 20, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lachhmangarh's land. Of the village's 47 hectares, 43 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (43 hectares). About 4 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 12 cultivators and 2 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lachhmangarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Morinda, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhateri, Nanuwal, Jawanda and Sakandarpur.

What is the population of Lachhmangarh?

The population of Lachhmangarh was 52 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Lachhmangarh have?

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