Amloh (P)ਅਮਲੋਹ

Where is Amloh?

Amloh is a village of Amloh tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amloh, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Amloh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032858, and it covers 201 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 751 people in Amloh: 403 men and 348 women, living in 164 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 201 hectares, the population density works out to about 374 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 864 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 119 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.2 per cent and women at 76.8 per cent. The census recorded 269 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 260 main workers, the largest group, 192, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 45 cultivators on their own land and 23 household industry workers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Amloh's land. Of the village's 201 hectares, 123 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (120 hectares). About 78 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 48 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Amloh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Amloh, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mangarh, Aladadpura, Banizer and Chehlan.

What is the population of Amloh?

The population of Amloh was 751 at the 2011 census, living in 164 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Amloh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Amloh has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.