Bir Mohammadiਬਿਰ ਮੁਹੱਮਦੀ

Where is Bir Mohammadi?

Bir Mohammadi is a village of Amloh tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amloh, about 3 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 032869, and it covers 53 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 55 people in Bir Mohammadi: 31 men and 24 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 53 hectares, the population density works out to about 104 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 774 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68 per cent and women at 86.36 per cent. The census recorded 21 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 20 main workers, the largest group, 19, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Mohammadi's land. Of the village's 53 hectares, 50 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (50 hectares). About 3 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 19 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 ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Mohammadi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amloh, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Majri Kishnewali, Saunti, Khumna and Bir Amloh P.

What is the population of Bir Mohammadi?

The population of Bir Mohammadi was 55 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Bir Mohammadi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bir Mohammadi has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.