Lakhnoਲਖਨੋ

Where is Lakhno?

Lakhno 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 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038448, and it covers 39 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 202 people in Lakhno: 105 men and 97 women, living in 55 households, an average of about 3.7 people per household. Spread over its 39 hectares, the population density works out to about 518 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 924 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 5 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.6 per cent and women at 82.8 per cent. The census recorded 51 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 49 main workers, the largest group, 31, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 agricultural labourers and 6 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lakhno's land. Of the village's 39 hectares, 35 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (35 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 6 cultivators and 14 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Lakhno is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Saskaur, Kumbewal, Majra and Mussapur.

What is the population of Lakhno?

The population of Lakhno was 202 at the 2011 census, living in 55 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Lakhno have?

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