Lambiਲੰਬੀ

Where is Lambi?

Lambi is a village in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malout, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lambi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035315, and it covers 1,444 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,053 people in Lambi: 2,602 men and 2,451 women, living in 971 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,444 hectares, the population density works out to about 350 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 942 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 563, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,793 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.61 per cent and women at 53.3 per cent. The census recorded 1,744 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 1,454 main workers, the largest group, 620, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 454 other workers in trade, transport and services and 351 cultivators on their own land. A further 290 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lambi's land. Of the village's 1,444 hectares, 1,244 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,244 hectares). About 135 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 367 cultivators and 842 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Lambi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malout, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Malout, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kheowali, Maan, Bhagu and Channu.

What is the population of Lambi?

The population of Lambi was 5,053 at the 2011 census, living in 971 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Lambi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lambi has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.