Agwar Lopon Khurdਅਗਵਰ ਲੋਪੋਨ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Agwar Lopon Khurd?

Agwar Lopon Khurd is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jagraon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033885, and it covers 322 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 668 people in Agwar Lopon Khurd: 440 men and 228 women, living in 100 households, an average of about 6.7 people per household. Spread over its 322 hectares, the population density works out to about 207 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 518 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 26 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.08 per cent and women at 83.41 per cent. The census recorded 149 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 142 main workers, the largest group, 77, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 57 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Agwar Lopon Khurd's land. Of the village's 322 hectares, 242 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (13 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (229 hectares). About 79 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 82 cultivators and 4 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. 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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Agwar Lopon Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Agwar Khawaja Baju, Agwar Lopon Kalan, Agwar Gujjran and Kaunke (Jagraon).

What is the population of Agwar Lopon Khurd?

The population of Agwar Lopon Khurd was 668 at the 2011 census, living in 100 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Agwar Lopon Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Agwar Lopon Khurd has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.