Lohra Nawab Sahibਲੋਹਰਾ ਨਵਬ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Where is Lohra Nawab Sahib?

Lohra Nawab Sahib is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. 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 is served by the Burj Makhan Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034784, and it covers 197 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 378 people in Lohra Nawab Sahib: 214 men and 164 women, living in 69 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 197 hectares, the population density works out to about 192 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 766 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.06 per cent and women at 77.78 per cent. The census recorded 134 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 124 main workers, the largest group, 66, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 44 other workers in trade, transport and services and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lohra Nawab Sahib's land. Of the village's 197 hectares, 185 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (9 hectares). About 12 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 67 cultivators and 16 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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lohra Nawab Sahib is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Burj Makhan Singh, Chak Haraj, Mohre and Chak Tahliwala.

What is the population of Lohra Nawab Sahib?

The population of Lohra Nawab Sahib was 378 at the 2011 census, living in 69 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Lohra Nawab Sahib have?

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