Ulahaਉਲਹਾ

Where is Ulaha?

Ulaha is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031270, and it covers 74 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 372 people in Ulaha: 192 men and 180 women, living in 80 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 74 hectares, the population density works out to about 503 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 938 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 13 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 86.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90 per cent and women at 83.23 per cent. The census recorded 77 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 73 main workers, the largest group, 57, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 11 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ulaha's land. Of the village's 74 hectares, 50 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 39 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 11 cultivators and 5 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Ulaha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chikarial, Handwal, Depur and Lalota.

What is the population of Ulaha?

The population of Ulaha was 372 at the 2011 census, living in 80 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ulaha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ulaha has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.