Lohgarh is a medium size village in the Phillaur tehsil administrative region of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 3.5 km (2.2 mi) away from postal head office Apra. The village is 16.4 km (10.2 mi) away from Phillaur, 43 km (27 mi) from Jalandhar, and 120 km (75 mi) from the state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of the village as per the Panchayati raj (India) local government system.

Lohgarh
Village
Lohgarh is located in Punjab
Lohgarh
Lohgarh
Location in Punjab, India
Lohgarh is located in India
Lohgarh
Lohgarh
Lohgarh (India)
Coordinates: 31°06′50″N 75°52′25″E / 31.1137837°N 75.8734917°E / 31.1137837; 75.8734917
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
TehsilPhillaur
Elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total770[1]
 Sex ratio 415/355 /
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144416
Telephone code01826
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB 37
Post officeApra
Websitejalandhar.nic.in

Caste

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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

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

Transport

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Rail

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The nearest train station is situated 11.5 km (7.1 mi) away in Goraya and Ludhiana Jn Railway Station is 30.9 km (19.2 mi) away from the village.

The nearest domestic airport is 47 km (29 mi) away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is 137 km (85 mi) away in Amritsar. The other nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh.

References

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  1. ^ "Lohgarh village Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 11 May 2016.