# Lehrka Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar 

# Lehrka

Lehrka is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143504**. The 2011 Census counted **1,782 people in 338 households**, the 54th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,782people (2011)
- 338households
- 73.2%literacy
- 143504PIN code

## Lehrka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lehrka is 143504.** Lehrka falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143504
- Gram panchayatLehrka
- Community development blockMajitha
- Census village code037459

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Lehrka from nearby towns?

- Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)32 km by road
- Majitha (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Lehrka?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Lehrka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majitha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Batala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Lehrka known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 87% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Lehrka

Of every 100 households in Lehrka in 2011, 96 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Lehrka · ■ Amritsar -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**94%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**57%

Use banking services ****63%**

**56%

Television ****80%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**43%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**7%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Lehrka?

■ Lehrka · ■ Amritsar -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**818

Working population ****27.4%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 66.7% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 301 (62%) · **■** Marginal 70 (14%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Amritsar -I

- Gadli1,886 people
- Talwandi Ghuman1,876 people
- Begewal1,810 people
- Nangal Pannuwan1,810 people
- Meharbanpur1,743 people
- Kotli Dhole Shah1,726 people
- Ajaibwali1,717 people
- Harian1,716 people

[All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lehrka?143504
- How far is Lehrka from Amritsar?32 km by road
- What is the population of Lehrka?1,782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lehrka in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Lehrka?73.2% (Census 2011)
