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Where is Lohara (Nihal Singhwala)?

Lohara (Nihal Singhwala) is a village of Nihal Singh Wala tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nihal Singhwala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nihal Singhwala community development block and is served by the Lohara gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033906, and it covers 525 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,708 people in Lohara (Nihal Singhwala): 903 men and 805 women, living in 379 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 525 hectares, the population density works out to about 325 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 177, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 639 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.46 per cent and women at 67.92 per cent. The census recorded 637 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 314 main workers, the largest group, 124, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 76 agricultural labourers and 70 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 323 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lohara (Nihal Singhwala)'s land. Of the village's 525 hectares, 465 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (135 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (330 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 175 cultivators and 273 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, 2 government middle schools, 2 government secondary schools and 2 government senior secondary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Lohara (Nihal Singhwala) is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nihal Singhwala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nihal Singh Wala, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Takhtupura, Bode, Bilaspur and Bir Raoke.

What is the population of Lohara (Nihal Singhwala)?

The population of Lohara (Nihal Singhwala) was 1,708 at the 2011 census, living in 379 households in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Lohara (Nihal Singhwala) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lohara (Nihal Singhwala) has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.