Lauਲੌ

Where is Lau?

Lau is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Sawal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029418, and it covers 51 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 84 people in Lau: 39 men and 45 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 51 hectares, the population density works out to about 166 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1154 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 17 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 74.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.33 per cent and women at 67.5 per cent. The census recorded 40 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 26 main workers, the largest group, 18, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lau's land. Of the village's 51 hectares, 45 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (45 hectares). About 5 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 18 cultivators and 3 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lau is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Masit, Paman, Shikarpur and Khokhar Kadim Jadid.

What is the population of Lau?

The population of Lau was 84 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Lau have?

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