Lohamਲੋਹਮ

Where is Loham?

Loham is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mudki, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034454, and it covers 627 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,771 people in Loham: 959 men and 812 women, living in 340 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 627 hectares, the population density works out to about 282 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 847 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 204, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 600 people, about 34 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 66.55 per cent and women at 60 per cent. The census recorded 532 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 522 main workers, the largest group, 282, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 182 agricultural labourers and 55 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Loham's land. Of the village's 627 hectares, 571 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (103 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (210 hectares). About 56 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 286 cultivators and 187 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Loham is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mudki, about 3 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 Jit Singhwala, Pattli, Mirze Ke and Tumbar Bhan.

What is the population of Loham?

The population of Loham was 1,771 at the 2011 census, living in 340 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Loham have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Loham has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.