Lehlanਲੇਹਲਨ

Where is Lehlan?

Lehlan is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037029, and it covers 173 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 523 people in Lehlan: 272 men and 251 women, living in 96 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 173 hectares, the population density works out to about 302 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.66 per cent and women at 76.5 per cent. The census recorded 158 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 144 main workers, the largest group, 77, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 60 cultivators on their own land and 5 household industry workers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lehlan's land. Of the village's 173 hectares, 156 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (156 hectares). About 17 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 62 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lehlan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Wazirabad, Urna, Kharola and Gurditpura.

What is the population of Lehlan?

The population of Lehlan was 523 at the 2011 census, living in 96 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Lehlan have?

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