Aulakhਔਲਖ

Where is Aulakh?

Aulakh is a village in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malout, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malout community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035272, and it covers 732 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,940 people in Aulakh: 1,545 men and 1,395 women, living in 570 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 732 hectares, the population density works out to about 402 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 903 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 375, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,093 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.77 per cent and women at 55.71 per cent. The census recorded 1,038 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 837 main workers, the largest group, 291, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 286 other workers in trade, transport and services and 238 agricultural labourers. A further 201 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 732 hectares, 660 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (626 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (34 hectares). About 72 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 299 cultivators and 304 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 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 Malout, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Malout, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhorar, Enakhera, Ramnagar Khazan Singh and Virk Khera.

What is the population of Aulakh?

The population of Aulakh was 2,940 at the 2011 census, living in 570 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Aulakh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Aulakh has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.