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Where is Lohar Majra Khurd?

Lohar Majra Khurd is a village in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Khamanon, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khamanon community development block and is served by the Lohar Majara Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032921, and it covers 172 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 930 people in Lohar Majra Khurd: 503 men and 427 women, living in 186 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 172 hectares, the population density works out to about 541 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 849 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 92, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 492 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.9 per cent and women at 77.17 per cent. The census recorded 325 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 299 main workers, the largest group, 155, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 90 cultivators on their own land and 53 agricultural labourers. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lohar Majra Khurd's land. Of the village's 172 hectares, 150 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (20 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (130 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 94 cultivators and 58 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lohar Majra Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khamanon, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Khamanon, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Burj, Todarpur, Sohavi and Shadipur.

What is the population of Lohar Majra Khurd?

The population of Lohar Majra Khurd was 930 at the 2011 census, living in 186 households in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Lohar Majra Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lohar Majra Khurd has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.