Lehri Bawianਲੇਹਰੀ ਬਵਿਆਂ

Where is Lehri Bawian?

Lehri Bawian is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 12 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 027548, and it covers 101 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 956 people in Lehri Bawian: 512 men and 444 women, living in 177 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 101 hectares, the population density works out to about 947 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 103, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 371 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.5 per cent and women at 76.31 per cent. The census recorded 252 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 111 main workers, the largest group, 55, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 52 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 household industry workers. A further 141 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lehri Bawian's land. Of the village's 101 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (69 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (20 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 55 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 primary health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Lehri Bawian is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 12 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 Barath, Jakhbar, Khoba and Sundar Chak.

What is the population of Lehri Bawian?

The population of Lehri Bawian was 956 at the 2011 census, living in 177 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Lehri Bawian have?

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