Loh Chapਲੋਹ ਚਪ

Where is Loh Chap?

Loh Chap is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Qadian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028686, and it covers 186 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 858 people in Loh Chap: 465 men and 393 women, living in 181 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 186 hectares, the population density works out to about 461 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 845 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 97, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 266 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.86 per cent and women at 67.71 per cent. The census recorded 248 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 230 main workers, the largest group, 116, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 99 cultivators on their own land and 14 household industry workers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Loh Chap's land. Of the village's 186 hectares, 170 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (13 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (142 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 101 cultivators and 3 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Loh Chap is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Qadian, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chima, Talwandi Jhunglan, Dhanne and Bhagian.

What is the population of Loh Chap?

The population of Loh Chap was 858 at the 2011 census, living in 181 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Loh Chap have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Loh Chap has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.