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Where is Lalgarh?

Lalgarh is a village in Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Samana, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036198, and it covers 147 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 378 people in Lalgarh: 190 men and 188 women, living in 89 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 147 hectares, the population density works out to about 257 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 989 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.01 per cent and women at 56.5 per cent. The census recorded 232 workers, about 61 per cent of the village. Of the 123 main workers, the largest group, 62, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 61 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 109 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lalgarh's land. Of the village's 147 hectares, 110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (8 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (102 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 64 cultivators and 1 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lalgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Samana, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Samana, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fatehpur, Kutbanpur, Kakra and Samana Rural.

What is the population of Lalgarh?

The population of Lalgarh was 378 at the 2011 census, living in 89 households in Samana tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Lalgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lalgarh has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.