Lachhru Khurd alias Ramnagarਲਛਰੁ ਖੁਰਦ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਰਾਮਨਗਰ

Where is Lachhru Khurd alias Ramnagar?

Lachhru Khurd alias Ramnagar is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ghanaur, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and is served by the Lachhru Khurd Urf Ramnagar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036855, and it covers 384 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 369 people in Lachhru Khurd alias Ramnagar: 199 men and 170 women, living in 74 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 384 hectares, the population density works out to about 96 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 854 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 67 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.32 per cent and women at 70.25 per cent. The census recorded 119 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 112 main workers, the largest group, 42, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 36 other workers in trade, transport and services and 33 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lachhru Khurd alias Ramnagar's land. Of the village's 384 hectares, 302 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 277 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (277 hectares). About 75 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 42 cultivators and 35 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Lachhru Khurd alias Ramnagar is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ghanaur, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chamaru, Mehdudan, Kami Khurd and Ghanauri Khera.

What is the population of Lachhru Khurd alias Ramnagar?

The population of Lachhru Khurd alias Ramnagar was 369 at the 2011 census, living in 74 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Lachhru Khurd alias Ramnagar have?

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