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 | |
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Village | |
  Lohgarh Location in Punjab, India  Lohgarh Lohgarh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°06′50″N 75°52′25″E / 31.1137837°N 75.8734917°E | |
| 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 | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144416 |
| Telephone code | 01826 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB 37 |
| Post office | Apra |
| Website | jalandhar |
Caste
editThe 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
editThe 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
editRail
editThe 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.
Air
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Lohgarh village Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 11 May 2016.