Lohrun Explained

Lehroon
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:32.4143°N 75.8879°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Gurdaspur
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Dhar Kalan
Government Type:Panchayat raj
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:418
Population As Of:2011
Population Blank1 Title:Total Households
Population Blank1:207
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2047
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:Sex ratio 980/1067 /
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:145022
Area Total Ha:984
Area Code Type:Telephone
Area Code:01870
Registration Plate:PB-06
Iso Code:IN-PB
Blank1 Name Sec2:Post office

Lehroon is a village in Dhar Kalan in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located from sub district headquarter, from Pathankot, from district headquarter and from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.

Demography

, The village has a total number of 418 houses and the population of 2047 of which 980 are males while 1067 are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. The literacy rate of the village is 79.28%, highest than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 281 which is 13.73% of total population of the village, and child sex ratio is approximately 873 higher than the state average of 846.[2]

Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 10.85% of total population in the village. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.

As per census 2011, 554 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of the village which includes 463 males and 91 females. According to census survey report 2011, 64.98% workers describe their work as main work and 35.02% workers are involved in marginal activity providing the livelihood for less than 6 months.

Transport

The nearest train station is located away in Dalhousie road and Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is away from the village.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lohrun Population per Census India. Census of India, 2011.
  2. Web site: State census handbook. Census of India, 2011.