Lohgarh, Phillaur

This article is about a village in Jalandhar district. For other villages, see Lohgarh and Lohgarh (Bilaspur).
Lohgarh
ਲੋਹਗੜ੍ਹ
Village
Lohgarh
Lohgarh

Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 31°06′50″N 75°52′25″E / 31.1137837°N 75.8734917°E / 31.1137837; 75.8734917Coordinates: 31°06′50″N 75°52′25″E / 31.1137837°N 75.8734917°E / 31.1137837; 75.8734917
Country  India
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Elevation 246 m (807 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 770[1]
  Sex ratio 415/355 /
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 144416
Telephone code 01826
ISO 3166 code IN-PB
Vehicle registration PB 37
Post office Apra
Website jalandhar.nic.in

Lohgarh (Punjabi: ਲੋਹਗੜ੍ਹ) is a medium size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 3.5 km away from postal head office Apra. The village is 16.4 km away from Phillaur, 43 km from Jalandhar, and 120 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch who is the elected representative of village.[2]

Caste

The village has population of 770 and in the village most of the villagers are from schedule caste (SC) which has constitutes 51.30% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Education

The village has a Punjabi Medium, Co-educational primary school (Pri Lohgarh School). The school provides mid-day meal and it was founded in 1954.[3] The nearest government high school is located in Apra.

Transport

Rail

The nearest train station is situated 11.5 km away in Goraya and Ludhiana Jn Railway Station is 30.9 km away from the village.

Air

The nearest domestic airport is 47 km away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is 137 km away in Amritsar other nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh.

References

  1. "Lohgarh village Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. "About the village". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. "Detail Of School". indiawater.gov.in. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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