Lakhmir Ke Uttarਲਖਮਿਰ ਕੇ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Lakhmir Ke Uttar?

Lakhmir Ke Uttar is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034718, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,099 people in Lakhmir Ke Uttar: 561 men and 538 women, living in 183 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,446 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 959 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 139, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 837 people, about 76 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.87 per cent and women at 58.96 per cent. The census recorded 412 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 319 main workers, the largest group, 165, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 107 cultivators on their own land and 33 agricultural labourers. A further 93 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lakhmir Ke Uttar's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 68 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (68 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 135 cultivators and 79 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. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Lakhmir Ke Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Rahime Ke Uttar, Basti Pathanawali, Chak Ghobai Urf Taranwala and Jodhpur.

What is the population of Lakhmir Ke Uttar?

The population of Lakhmir Ke Uttar was 1,099 at the 2011 census, living in 183 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Lakhmir Ke Uttar have?

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