Ahmedgarhਅਹਿਮਦਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Ahmedgarh?

Ahmedgarh is a village in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ahmedgarh, about 1 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 039402, and it covers 160 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,453 people in Ahmedgarh: 772 men and 681 women, living in 303 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 160 hectares, the population density works out to about 908 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 150, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 448 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.44 per cent and women at 76.14 per cent. The census recorded 456 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 285 main workers, the largest group, 191, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 78 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 171 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ahmedgarh's land. Of the village's 160 hectares, 142 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (142 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 79 cultivators and 15 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ahmedgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ahmedgarh, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Ahmedgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jandali Kalan, Malikpur Alias Jandali Khurd, Baurhai and Momnabad.

What is the population of Ahmedgarh?

The population of Ahmedgarh was 1,453 at the 2011 census, living in 303 households in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Ahmedgarh have?

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