Lolaਲੋਲਾ

Where is Lola?

Lola is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Lohgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031077, and it covers 57 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 645 people in Lola: 329 men and 316 women, living in 130 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 57 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,132 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 960 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 94 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.9 per cent and women at 84.43 per cent. The census recorded 145 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 145 main workers, the largest group, 107, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 35 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lola's land. Of the village's 57 hectares, 49 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (24 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (25 hectares). About 8 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 35 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. 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 and an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lola is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Latifpur, Dad, Bishanpur and Bhatian Jattan.

What is the population of Lola?

The population of Lola was 645 at the 2011 census, living in 130 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Lola have?

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