Bir Ahmdabadਬੀੜ ਅਹਿਮਦਾਬਾਦ

Where is Bir Ahmdabad?

Bir Ahmdabad is a village of Malerkotla tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 1 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 039545, and it covers 148 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 478 people in Bir Ahmdabad: 240 men and 238 women, living in 86 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 148 hectares, the population density works out to about 323 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 992 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 52.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 58.96 per cent and women at 44.83 per cent. The census recorded 145 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 64, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 agricultural labourers and 20 cultivators on their own land. A further 35 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Ahmdabad's land. Of the village's 148 hectares, 133 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (133 hectares). About 15 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 21 cultivators and 21 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Ahmdabad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 1 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 Ahmdabad, Mehmudabad, Binjoki Khurd and Upal Kheri.

What is the population of Bir Ahmdabad?

The population of Bir Ahmdabad was 478 at the 2011 census, living in 86 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Bir Ahmdabad have?

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