Lahri Mahantanਲਹਰੀ ਮਹਂਟਨ

Where is Lahri Mahantan?

Lahri Mahantan is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and is served by the Shreef Chak gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027553, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 57 people in Lahri Mahantan: 35 men and 22 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 51 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 629 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.33 per cent and women at 68.42 per cent. The census recorded 19 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 4 main workers, the largest group, 2, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lahri Mahantan's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (101 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 2 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Lahri Mahantan is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chakral, Chak Sundar, Bani Lodhi and Bhagwansar.

What is the population of Lahri Mahantan?

The population of Lahri Mahantan was 57 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Lahri Mahantan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lahri Mahantan has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.