Lohgarhਲੋਹਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Lohgarh?

Lohgarh is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Goraya, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030190, and it covers 156 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 770 people in Lohgarh: 415 men and 355 women, living in 157 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 156 hectares, the population density works out to about 493 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 855 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 55, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 395 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.85 per cent and women at 75.38 per cent. The census recorded 256 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 240 main workers, the largest group, 166, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 73 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lohgarh's land. Of the village's 156 hectares, 140 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (140 hectares). About 17 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 73 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Lohgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Goraya, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Cheema Khurd, Rajpur, Cheema Kalan and Lalian.

What is the population of Lohgarh?

The population of Lohgarh was 770 at the 2011 census, living in 157 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Lohgarh have?

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