Leelਲੀਲ

Where is Leel?

Leel is a village in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and is served by the Sharinh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029945, and it covers 79 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 20 people in Leel: 11 men and 9 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 79 hectares, the population density works out to about 25 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 818 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.5 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 4 workers, about 20 per cent of the village. Of the 4 main workers, the largest group, 4, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Leel's land. Of the village's 79 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (8 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (63 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 4 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Leel is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Panjgrain, Sarih, Hussainabad and Shankar.

What is the population of Leel?

The population of Leel was 20 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Leel have?

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