Lutherਲੁਥੇਰ

Where is Luther?

Luther is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034659, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 755 people in Luther: 380 men and 375 women, living in 147 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 681 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 987 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 136, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 721 people, about 95 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60.94 per cent and women at 48.16 per cent. The census recorded 189 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 189 main workers, the largest group, 150, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 32 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Luther's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 83 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (56 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). About 28 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 7 cultivators and 150 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, 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. 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

Luther is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Sodhiwala, Hassan Dhut, Piruwala and Waghewala.

What is the population of Luther?

The population of Luther was 755 at the 2011 census, living in 147 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Luther have?

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