Lohgarhਲੋਹਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Lohgarh?

Lohgarh is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Fatehgarh Or Sudha Majra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032360, and it covers 72 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 152 people in Lohgarh: 74 men and 78 women, living in 34 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 72 hectares, the population density works out to about 211 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1054 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 84 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.46 per cent and women at 70.15 per cent. The census recorded 44 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 44 main workers, the largest group, 34, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 10 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lohgarh's land. Of the village's 72 hectares, 62 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (62 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 10 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lohgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rakran Bet, Buthgarh, Garlon Bet and Tej Palana.

What is the population of Lohgarh?

The population of Lohgarh was 152 at the 2011 census, living in 34 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Lohgarh have?

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