Lakha Bubnaਲਖਾ ਬੁਬਨਾ

Where is Lakha Bubna?

Lakha Bubna is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and is served by the Atari gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034584, and it covers 46 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 60 people in Lakha Bubna: 26 men and 34 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 46 hectares, the population density works out to about 130 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1308 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 8 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 69.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.17 per cent and women at 61.29 per cent. The census recorded 17 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 16 main workers, the largest group, 15, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lakha Bubna's land. Of the village's 46 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 3 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 16 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Lakha Bubna is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Akuwala, Attari, Alewala and Patti Gairabad.

What is the population of Lakha Bubna?

The population of Lakha Bubna was 60 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Lakha Bubna have?

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