Lakhewalਲਖੇਵਲ

Where is Lakhewal?

Lakhewal is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038788, and it covers 45 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 39 people in Lakhewal: 22 men and 17 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 45 hectares, the population density works out to about 87 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 773 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 39 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.44 per cent and women at 64.29 per cent. The census recorded 10 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 10 main workers, the largest group, 7, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lakhewal's land. Of the village's 45 hectares, 43 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (43 hectares). About 2 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 3 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lakhewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhauwal, Ferozepur, Farid and Muzafat.

What is the population of Lakhewal?

The population of Lakhewal was 39 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Lakhewal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lakhewal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.