Lahri Sarmonਲਹਰੀ ਸਰਮੋਨ

Where is Lahri Sarmon?

Lahri Sarmon is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 8 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 027594, and it covers 109 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 612 people in Lahri Sarmon: 315 men and 297 women, living in 116 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 109 hectares, the population density works out to about 561 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 943 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 67, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 212 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.7 per cent and women at 77.32 per cent. The census recorded 166 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 133 main workers, the largest group, 81, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 50 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lahri Sarmon's land. Of the village's 109 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (61 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (30 hectares). About 18 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 51 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Lahri Sarmon is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Parmanand, Najowal, Dalla Balim and Kanwan.

What is the population of Lahri Sarmon?

The population of Lahri Sarmon was 612 at the 2011 census, living in 116 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Lahri Sarmon have?

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