Ahmdabadਅਹਿਮਦਾਬਾਦ

Where is Ahmdabad?

Ahmdabad is a village in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039544, and it covers 103 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 189 people in Ahmdabad: 85 men and 104 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 103 hectares, the population density works out to about 183 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1224 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 35 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.64 per cent and women at 48.78 per cent. The census recorded 60 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 46 main workers, the largest group, 26, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ahmdabad's land. Of the village's 103 hectares, 95 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (95 hectares). About 8 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 19 cultivators and 1 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, 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

Ahmdabad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Binjoki Khurd, Bir Ahmdabad, Mahorana and Mehmudabad.

What is the population of Ahmdabad?

The population of Ahmdabad was 189 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Ahmdabad have?

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