Lodharanਲੋਧਰਨ

Where is Lodharan?

Lodharan is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 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 034763, and it covers 124 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 304 people in Lodharan: 160 men and 144 women, living in 71 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 124 hectares, the population density works out to about 245 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 118 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.57 per cent and women at 56.15 per cent. The census recorded 93 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 47 main workers, the largest group, 44, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 46 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lodharan's land. Of the village's 124 hectares, 114 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (114 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 45 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lodharan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Malsian and Hamad.

What is the population of Lodharan?

The population of Lodharan was 304 at the 2011 census, living in 71 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Lodharan have?

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