Lohke Khurdਲੋਹਕੇ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Lohke Khurd?

Lohke Khurd is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034345, and it covers 490 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,265 people in Lohke Khurd: 645 men and 620 women, living in 231 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 490 hectares, the population density works out to about 258 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 961 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 150, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 413 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.62 per cent and women at 61.31 per cent. The census recorded 540 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 512 main workers, the largest group, 206, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 160 agricultural labourers and 138 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lohke Khurd's land. Of the village's 490 hectares, 459 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (459 hectares). About 31 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 210 cultivators and 168 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lohke Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Borawali, Valtoha, Bhagoke and Jhite.

What is the population of Lohke Khurd?

The population of Lohke Khurd was 1,265 at the 2011 census, living in 231 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Lohke Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lohke Khurd has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.