Lakheke Musahib Uttarਲਖੇਕੇ ਮੁਸਹਿਬ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Lakheke Musahib Uttar?

Lakheke Musahib Uttar is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 20 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 034998, and it covers 296 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 886 people in Lakheke Musahib Uttar: 469 men and 417 women, living in 165 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 296 hectares, the population density works out to about 299 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 88, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 494 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.69 per cent and women at 64.96 per cent. The census recorded 281 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 279 main workers, the largest group, 146, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 81 cultivators on their own land and 52 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lakheke Musahib Uttar's land. Of the village's 296 hectares, 271 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (260 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (11 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 82 cultivators and 146 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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 primary health centre. 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

Lakheke Musahib Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jala Lakheke Hithar (369/370), Chak Bhamba Wattu, Bhamba Wattu Hithar and Chak Hamid Saidoke.

What is the population of Lakheke Musahib Uttar?

The population of Lakheke Musahib Uttar was 886 at the 2011 census, living in 165 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Lakheke Musahib Uttar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lakheke Musahib 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.