Langrianਲਂਗਰਿਆਂ

Where is Langrian?

Langrian is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 24 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Mundian--Jattan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031664, and it covers 45 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 54 people in Langrian: 32 men and 22 women, living in 12 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 45 hectares, the population density works out to about 120 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 688 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 30 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 63.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.83 per cent and women at 50 per cent. The census recorded 26 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 24 main workers, the largest group, 14, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Langrian's land. Of the village's 45 hectares, 41 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (41 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 7 cultivators and 16 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Langrian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 24 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Patti Mustfabad, Fattowal, Machhariwal and Bagewal Gujjran.

What is the population of Langrian?

The population of Langrian was 54 at the 2011 census, living in 12 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Langrian have?

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