Lohar Kangnanਲੋਹਰ ਕਂਗਨਨ

Where is Lohar Kangnan?

Lohar Kangnan is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Lohar--Kangnan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031638, and it covers 91 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 383 people in Lohar Kangnan: 188 men and 195 women, living in 77 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 91 hectares, the population density works out to about 421 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1037 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 23, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 284 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.24 per cent and women at 70.72 per cent. The census recorded 91 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 90 main workers, the largest group, 37, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 36 agricultural labourers and 11 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lohar Kangnan's land. Of the village's 91 hectares, 73 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 66 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (66 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 11 cultivators and 36 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Lohar Kangnan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 12 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 Pathial, Nainowal Jattan, Chakowal Shekhan and Sehjowal.

What is the population of Lohar Kangnan?

The population of Lohar Kangnan was 383 at the 2011 census, living in 77 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Lohar Kangnan have?

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