Lodhaਲੋਧਾ

Where is Lodha?

Lodha is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and is served by the Jiwan Chak gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027919, and it covers 15 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 20 people in Lodha: 9 men and 11 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 15 hectares, the population density works out to about 133 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1222 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 72.73 per cent. The census recorded 7 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 7 main workers, the largest group, 5, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lodha's land. Of the village's 15 hectares, 13 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (13 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 5 cultivators and 0 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. 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. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Lodha is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jiwan Chak, Hakimpur and Bugna.

What is the population of Lodha?

The population of Lodha was 20 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Lodha have?

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