Lakhe Ke Uttarਲਖੇ ਕੇ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Lakhe Ke Uttar?

Lakhe Ke Uttar is a village in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalalabad community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035009, and it covers 267 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,910 people in Lakhe Ke Uttar: 995 men and 915 women, living in 379 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 267 hectares, the population density works out to about 715 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 920 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 269, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,875 people, about 98 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.73 per cent and women at 51.63 per cent. The census recorded 548 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 260 main workers, the largest group, 165, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 61 agricultural labourers and 34 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 288 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lakhe Ke Uttar's land. Of the village's 267 hectares, 244 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (244 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 171 cultivators and 313 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Lakhe Ke Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Behak Hasta Uttar, Laduka, Ghurka and Taro Bari.

What is the population of Lakhe Ke Uttar?

The population of Lakhe Ke Uttar was 1,910 at the 2011 census, living in 379 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Lakhe Ke Uttar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lakhe Ke Uttar has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.