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Where is Lohara (Moga)?

Lohara (Moga) is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and is served by the Lorara gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034040, and it covers 560 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,512 people in Lohara (Moga): 1,330 men and 1,182 women, living in 503 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 560 hectares, the population density works out to about 449 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 276, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 679 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.38 per cent and women at 66.79 per cent. The census recorded 1,052 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 904 main workers, the largest group, 470, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 266 cultivators on their own land and 109 household industry workers. A further 148 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lohara (Moga)'s land. Of the village's 560 hectares, 479 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (125 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (354 hectares). About 81 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 273 cultivators and 68 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lohara (Moga) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Moga, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mubarakpur and Chuhar Singhwala.

What is the population of Lohara (Moga)?

The population of Lohara (Moga) was 2,512 at the 2011 census, living in 503 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Lohara (Moga) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lohara (Moga) has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.