Aulakhਔਲਖ

Where is Aulakh?

Aulakh is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038467, and it covers 91 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 604 people in Aulakh: 301 men and 303 women, living in 120 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 91 hectares, the population density works out to about 664 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1007 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 116 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.71 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 270 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 165 main workers, the largest group, 89, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 72 cultivators on their own land and 4 household industry workers. A further 105 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aulakh's land. Of the village's 91 hectares, 79 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (79 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 73 cultivators and 11 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 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 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Aulakh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bains, Munna, Paharon and Raipur.

What is the population of Aulakh?

The population of Aulakh was 604 at the 2011 census, living in 120 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Aulakh have?

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