Lakherਲਖੇਰ

Where is Lakher?

Lakher is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038407, and it covers 222 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 591 people in Lakher: 319 men and 272 women, living in 88 households, an average of about 6.7 people per household. Spread over its 222 hectares, the population density works out to about 266 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 853 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 13 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 56.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.34 per cent and women at 46.67 per cent. The census recorded 168 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 154 main workers, the largest group, 88, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 54 other workers in trade, transport and services and 8 household industry workers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lakher's land. Of the village's 222 hectares, 144 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 6 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (6 hectares). About 39 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 94 cultivators and 4 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. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Lakher is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhanera, Samlah, Mohiwal and Paharpur.

What is the population of Lakher?

The population of Lakher was 591 at the 2011 census, living in 88 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Lakher have?

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