Lahri Gujranਲਹਰੀ ਗੁਜਰਾਂ

Where is Lahri Gujran?

Lahri Gujran is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027641, and it covers 167 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,111 people in Lahri Gujran: 576 men and 535 women, living in 222 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 167 hectares, the population density works out to about 665 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 109, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 252 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.48 per cent and women at 79.02 per cent. The census recorded 287 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 250 main workers, the largest group, 209, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 30 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 37 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lahri Gujran's land. Of the village's 167 hectares, 146 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (60 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (86 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 30 cultivators and 19 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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lahri Gujran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Danour, Thakarpur, Sherpur Giddarpur and Tango Shah.

What is the population of Lahri Gujran?

The population of Lahri Gujran was 1,111 at the 2011 census, living in 222 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Lahri Gujran have?

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