Lalhandiਲਲਹਂਡੀ

Where is Lalhandi?

Lalhandi is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034208, and it covers 155 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 337 people in Lalhandi: 174 men and 163 women, living in 51 households, an average of about 6.6 people per household. Spread over its 155 hectares, the population density works out to about 217 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 937 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 11 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 81.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.91 per cent and women at 76.67 per cent. The census recorded 140 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 131 main workers, the largest group, 112, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 household industry workers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lalhandi's land. Of the village's 155 hectares, 142 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (142 hectares). About 13 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 113 cultivators and 1 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 ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lalhandi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Kahnewala, Mahiwala, Saide Shahwala and Bahadarwala.

What is the population of Lalhandi?

The population of Lalhandi was 337 at the 2011 census, living in 51 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Lalhandi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lalhandi has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.