# Loharka Kalan Village, Amritsar- II, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/loharka-kalan/ Village · Amritsar- II, Amritsar # Loharka Kalan Loharka Kalan is a village in Amritsar- II sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,391 people in 467 households**, the 32nd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 2,391people (2011) - 467households - 72.4%literacy - 143105PIN code ## Loharka Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Loharka Kalan is 143105.** Loharka Kalan falls in Amritsar- II sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143105 - Gram panchayatLoharka--Kalan - Community development blockVerka - Census village code037620 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Loharka Kalan from nearby towns? - Amritsar- Ii (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)7 km by road - Amritsar (nearest town)13 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 Loharka Kalan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Loharka Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muradpura - ○Degree college5–10 km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Loharka Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 91% of the 685 hectares of village land is sown, and 623 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 Loharka Kalan Of every 100 households in Loharka Kalan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Loharka Kalan · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****60%** **58% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **40% Tap water ****2%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **59% Use banking services ****55%** **42% Television ****82%** **82% Mobile phone ****72%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****56%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **7% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Loharka Kalan? ■ Loharka Kalan · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062** **824 Working population ****39.3%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.0% for men and 67.1% for women. 57% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (7%) · **■** Household industry 34 (4%) · **■** Other work 553 (59%) · **■** Marginal 67 (7%) 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- II - Sohian Khurd2,960 people - Dhaul Kalan2,860 people - Chakmukand2,688 people - Mandiala2,421 people - Mode2,350 people - Jahangir2,346 people - Kaunke2,326 people - Pandori2,230 people [All 103 villages in Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Loharka Kalan?143105 - How far is Loharka Kalan from Amritsar?7 km by road - What is the population of Loharka Kalan?2,391 (Census 2011) - Which district is Loharka Kalan in?Amritsar district (Amritsar- II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Loharka Kalan?72.4% (Census 2011)