Kumbhਕੁਂਭ

Where is Kumbh?

Kumbh is a village in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gobindgarh, 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 032891, and it covers 275 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,392 people in Kumbh: 755 men and 637 women, living in 274 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 275 hectares, the population density works out to about 506 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 844 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 181, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 755 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.18 per cent and women at 63.59 per cent. The census recorded 466 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 431 main workers, the largest group, 338, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 79 cultivators on their own land and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 35 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kumbh's land. Of the village's 275 hectares, 256 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (256 hectares). About 19 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 82 cultivators and 10 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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

Kumbh is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gobindgarh, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Majri Mishri, Kumbhra, Jasran and Chattarpura.

What is the population of Kumbh?

The population of Kumbh was 1,392 at the 2011 census, living in 274 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Kumbh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kumbh has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.