Lodha | |
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Coordinates: 23°33′N 74°27′E / 23.55°N 74.45°ECoordinates: 23°33′N 74°27′E / 23.55°N 74.45°E | |
Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 355 ha (877 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,198 |
• Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 327001[1] |
Village code | 03433200 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-03 |
Sex ratio | 1000/954 ♂/♀ |
Website | banswara |
Lodha is a small village of 355 hectares in Banswara Tehsil in Banswara district, also known as City of Hundred Islands in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Lodha depends on Banswara, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include Two taps, One Well supply, which is 6.00% of the total supply, One tank, Two tubewells, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, One canal and Two springs. Lodha is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Lodha's pin code is 327001[4], and village code is 03433200. The area of Lodha is segregated as 142 hectares irrigated area, 111 hectares unirrigated, the 8 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 93.53 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Lodha has One post office (Lodha B.O) and Ten public telephones. The village is connected with a single bus service. Lodha has Two banks, One credit society and One agricultural credit society for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Lodha is a census village in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 2198 and has total administration over 470 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 1051 people are literate in Lodha out of which 677 are males and 374 are females.
Lodha has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 949 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 597 male, 352 female with 719 (75.76%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 555 males and 164 females. 173 males and 66 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 32 male and 18 female agricultural labor. 230 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of Banswara to sell juggary and make their living.