Lahri Samanchanਲਹਰੀ ਸਮਂਚਨ

Where is Lahri Samanchan?

Lahri Samanchan is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027475, and it covers 69 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 291 people in Lahri Samanchan: 155 men and 136 women, living in 53 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 69 hectares, the population density works out to about 422 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 877 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 114 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.7 per cent and women at 68 per cent. The census recorded 93 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 92 main workers, the largest group, 38, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 27 cultivators on their own land and 27 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lahri Samanchan's land. Of the village's 69 hectares, 60 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (60 hectares). About 9 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 27 cultivators and 28 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 Samanchan is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 8 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 Jhandpur, Sherpur, Basroop and Kalesar.

What is the population of Lahri Samanchan?

The population of Lahri Samanchan was 291 at the 2011 census, living in 53 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Lahri Samanchan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lahri Samanchan has government schools from primary to middle school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.