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About Loharka Khurd Village

Loharka Khurd is a mid sized village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,121, made up of 591 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loharka Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loharka Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143105
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 1,121
Male Population 591
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loharka Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Loharka Khurd is the 67th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Loharka Khurd

Loharka Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Loharka Khurd as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Loharka Khurd from other places

Loharka Khurd lies about 11 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Verka Junction, about 8.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Loharka Khurd
Nearest town Nangli 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Verka Junction 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 11 km
District headquarters Amritsar 11 km

Villages closest to Loharka Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Loharka Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Loharka Khurd village had a population of 1,121. That makes it the 67th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Loharka Khurd village has 591 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loharka Khurd has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Loharka Khurd is 143105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loharka Khurd covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Loharka Khurd falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Loharka Khurd is Verka Junction, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Loharka Khurd.

Loharka Khurd is about 11 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loharka Khurd is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Nangli is about 4.1 km away. Verka Junction is about 8.4 km away. Amritsar II is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loharka Kalan (under 2 km), Bal Khurd (2.5 km) and Muradpura (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Loharka Khurd today is likely to be higher.

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