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Where is Langar Kot?

Langar Kot is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028429, and it covers 126 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 322 people in Langar Kot: 158 men and 164 women, living in 65 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 126 hectares, the population density works out to about 256 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1038 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 54 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.75 per cent and women at 68.57 per cent. The census recorded 100 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 100 main workers, the largest group, 59, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Langar Kot's land. Of the village's 126 hectares, 124 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (64 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 2 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 34 cultivators and 5 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Langar Kot is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bharo Harni, Dalla Gorian, Haveli Harni and Sahaipur.

What is the population of Langar Kot?

The population of Langar Kot was 322 at the 2011 census, living in 65 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Langar Kot have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Langar Kot has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.