Lohian Khas is a town and a
nagar panchayat
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
in
Jalandhar district in the
India
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state of
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
. There was 11 wards in this town recently two more wards are constituted now currently 13 wards represent this lohian town. A bus stand and railway station also situated here. As per the Rail Department's terminology , Lohian station comes under the category of "rail junction", this type of terminology used where three or more rail tracks joins together and this important to mention here that historical city
Patiala
Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, India, Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the ''Qila Mubarak, Patiala, Qila Mubarak ...
from railway point of view not comes under the category of junction By train people go to
Makhu
Makhu is a town and a nagar panchayat in Ferozepur district in Indian state of Punjab.
Geography
Makhu has an average elevation of 201 metres (659 feet). This town is located near the edge of Harike Sanctuary. It is 5 km away from th ...
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Ferozpur
Firozpur, also known as Ferozepur, is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in Firozpur District, Punjab, India. After the partition of India in 1947, it became a border town on the India–Pakistan border with memorials to soldiers who d ...
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Sultanpur Lodhi,
Kapurthala,
Nakodar,
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...
and
Ludhiana
Ludhiana ( ) is the most populous and the largest Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 2011 Indian census, 2011 census and distributed over , making Ludhiana the ...
. There are schools for computer education and Ielts academies also here.
Demographics
India
census
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Lohian Khas had a population of 8546. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Lohian Khas has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 63%. In Lohian Khas, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
References
Cities and towns in Jalandhar district
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