Lakhmipurਲਖਮੀਪੁਰ

Where is Lakhmipur?

Lakhmipur is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038705, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 622 people in Lakhmipur: 331 men and 291 women, living in 133 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 546 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 879 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 212 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.25 per cent and women at 80.83 per cent. The census recorded 153 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 152 main workers, the largest group, 54, were household industry workers, ahead of 47 agricultural labourers and 43 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lakhmipur's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 79 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (79 hectares). About 31 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 8 cultivators and 47 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Lakhmipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gurpura, Gandhon Khurd, Bheora and Pathar Majra.

What is the population of Lakhmipur?

The population of Lakhmipur was 622 at the 2011 census, living in 133 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Lakhmipur have?

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