# Loharka Khurd Village, Amritsar- II, Amritsar (Punjab)

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Village · Amritsar- II, Amritsar 

# Loharka Khurd

Loharka Khurd is a village in Amritsar- II sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,121 people in 202 households**, the 68th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 1,121people (2011)
- 202households
- 75.4%literacy
- 143105PIN code

## Loharka Khurd PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Loharka Khurd is 143105.** Loharka Khurd falls in Amritsar- II sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143105
- Gram panchayatLoharka--Khurd
- Community development blockVerka
- Census village code037619

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

## How far is Loharka Khurd from nearby towns?

- Amritsar- Ii (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)7 km by road
- Amritsar (nearest town)14 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 Khurd?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Loharka Khurd; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muradpura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Amritsar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Balkhurd
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Khurd known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 91% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Khurd

Of every 100 households in Loharka Khurd in 2011, 95 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Loharka Khurd · ■ Amritsar- II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**40%

Tap water ****38%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**59%

Use banking services ****63%**

**42%

Television ****92%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**7%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Khurd?

■ Loharka Khurd · ■ Amritsar- II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**824

Working population ****47.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 67.5% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (6%) · **■** Household industry 37 (7%) · **■** Other work 302 (56%) · **■** Marginal 55 (10%)

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

- Nathupura1,165 people
- Rangarh1,154 people
- Miran Kot Khurd1,152 people
- Achint Kot1,135 people
- Bhaini Gillan1,117 people
- Mallowal1,116 people
- Jathaul1,105 people
- Bashambarpura1,078 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 Khurd?143105
- How far is Loharka Khurd from Amritsar?7 km by road
- What is the population of Loharka Khurd?1,121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loharka Khurd in?Amritsar district (Amritsar- II sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Loharka Khurd?75.4% (Census 2011)
