Lashkardin Urf Ghanianiਲਸ਼ਕਰਡਿਨ ਉਰਫ ਘਨਿਆਨੀ

Where is Lashkardin Urf Ghaniani?

Lashkardin Urf Ghaniani is a village in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and is served by the Rana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035059, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 80 people in Lashkardin Urf Ghaniani: 44 men and 36 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 72 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 818 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 54 people, about 68 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 40 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 47.06 per cent and women at 32.26 per cent. The census recorded 19 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 6, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lashkardin Urf Ghaniani's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 105 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (105 hectares). About 6 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 4 cultivators and 8 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Lashkardin Urf Ghaniani is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ramnagar Urf Jatwali, Lalanwali, Rana and Jorki Kankarwali.

What is the population of Lashkardin Urf Ghaniani?

The population of Lashkardin Urf Ghaniani was 80 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Lashkardin Urf Ghaniani have?

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