Aulakh (460ਔਲਖ

Where is Aulakh (460?

Aulakh (460 is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and is served by the Aulakh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034306, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 201 people in Aulakh (460: 105 men and 96 women, living in 34 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 316 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 20 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.05 per cent and women at 67.47 per cent. The census recorded 68 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 48 main workers, the largest group, 43, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 household industry workers. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aulakh (460's land. Of the village's 64 hectares, 59 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (59 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 53 cultivators and 6 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Aulakh (460 is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nihalke, Game Muradewala, Killi Gudha and Butewala.

What is the population of Aulakh (460?

The population of Aulakh (460 was 201 at the 2011 census, living in 34 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Aulakh (460 have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Aulakh (460 has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.