Lakhan Kalan Explained

Lakhan Kalan
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.4301°N 75.417°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kapurthala
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:3,593
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Demographics1 Title2:Other spoken
Demographics1 Info2:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144601
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01822
Registration Plate:PB-09
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Governing Body:Gram panchayat

Lakhan Kalan is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. Kalan is Persian language word which means Big. It is located from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Lakhan Kalan. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is the elected representative of the area as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj (India).

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Lakhan Kalan has total number of 667 houses and population of 3,593 of which include 1,852 males and 1,741 females. Literacy rate of Lakhan Kalan is 72.41%, lower than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 393 which is 10.94% of total population of Lakhan Kalan, and child sex ratio is approximately 889, higher than state average of 846.[1]

Population data

Particulars Total MaleFemale
Total No. of Houses 667 - -
Population 3,593 1,852 1,741
Child (0-6) 393 500 185
Schedule Caste 1,454 743 711
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.41 % 77.19 % 67.35 %
Total Workers 1,323 1,052 271
Main Worker 1,175 0 0
Marginal Worker 148 60 88

Air travel connectivity

The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.

Villages in Kapurthala

See main article: List of villages in Kapurthala.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lakhan Kalan. census2011.co.in . 17 July 2016.