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Where is Azimabad?

Azimabad is a village of Malerkotla tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039461, and it covers 182 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 856 people in Azimabad: 445 men and 411 women, living in 146 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 182 hectares, the population density works out to about 470 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 924 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 95, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 76 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.74 per cent and women at 59.35 per cent. The census recorded 238 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 227 main workers, the largest group, 115, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 107 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Azimabad's land. Of the village's 182 hectares, 169 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (169 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 109 cultivators and 4 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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Azimabad 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 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Matoi, Bhogiwal, Amamgarh and Malerkotla Rural.

What is the population of Azimabad?

The population of Azimabad was 856 at the 2011 census, living in 146 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Azimabad have?

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