Laton Jogaਲਟੋਨ ਜੋਗਾ

Where is Laton Joga?

Laton Joga is a village of Ludhiana East tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sahnewal, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033364, and it covers 85 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 424 people in Laton Joga: 222 men and 202 women, living in 83 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 85 hectares, the population density works out to about 499 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 9 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 88.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.68 per cent and women at 84.53 per cent. The census recorded 251 workers, about 59 per cent of the village. Of the 248 main workers, the largest group, 170, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 73 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Laton Joga's land. Of the village's 85 hectares, 58 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (58 hectares). About 27 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 74 cultivators and 2 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Laton Joga is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sahnewal, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhandaran, Laton Dana, Katani Kalan and Katani Khurd.

What is the population of Laton Joga?

The population of Laton Joga was 424 at the 2011 census, living in 83 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Laton Joga have?

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