Lohgarh Fideyਲੋਹਗੜ੍ਹ ਫਿਡੇਯ

Where is Lohgarh Fidey?

Lohgarh Fidey 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 038623, and it covers 144 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 860 people in Lohgarh Fidey: 437 men and 423 women, living in 178 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 144 hectares, the population density works out to about 597 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 968 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 85, about 10 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 88.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.36 per cent and women at 82.34 per cent. The census recorded 256 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 201 main workers, the largest group, 173, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 23 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 55 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lohgarh Fidey's land. Of the village's 144 hectares, 123 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (123 hectares). About 21 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 29 cultivators and 9 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre. 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

Lohgarh Fidey 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 five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dakala, Rawal Majra, Alampur and Ratanpura.

What is the population of Lohgarh Fidey?

The population of Lohgarh Fidey was 860 at the 2011 census, living in 178 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Lohgarh Fidey have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lohgarh Fidey has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.