Amam Nagar Urf Aliwalaਅਮਮ ਨਗਰ ਉਰਫ ਅਲੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Amam Nagar Urf Aliwala?

Amam Nagar Urf Aliwala is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and is served by the Amam--Nagar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036642, and it covers 638 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,876 people in Amam Nagar Urf Aliwala: 977 men and 899 women, living in 367 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 638 hectares, the population density works out to about 294 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 920 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 221, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 790 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.46 per cent and women at 56.09 per cent. The census recorded 618 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 556 main workers, the largest group, 211, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 175 agricultural labourers and 166 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 62 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Amam Nagar Urf Aliwala's land. Of the village's 638 hectares, 587 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 580 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (18 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (562 hectares). About 51 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 211 cultivators and 224 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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. 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

Amam Nagar Urf Aliwala is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mavi Sapan, Randhawa, Devi Nagar and Bibipur.

What is the population of Amam Nagar Urf Aliwala?

The population of Amam Nagar Urf Aliwala was 1,876 at the 2011 census, living in 367 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Amam Nagar Urf Aliwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Amam Nagar Urf Aliwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.