Thamangarhਥਮਨਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Thamangarh?

Thamangarh is a village of Maur tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Maur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Maur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035879, and it covers 527 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,172 people in Thamangarh: 628 men and 544 women, living in 224 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 527 hectares, the population density works out to about 222 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 866 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 133, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 467 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 51.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 57.89 per cent and women at 45.08 per cent. The census recorded 448 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 247 main workers, the largest group, 153, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 67 other workers in trade, transport and services and 26 agricultural labourers. A further 201 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Thamangarh's land. Of the village's 527 hectares, 469 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 341 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (221 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (120 hectares). About 58 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 175 cultivators and 109 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Thamangarh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Maur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Maur, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kutiwal Kalan, Kutiwal Khurd, Maur Charat Singh and Ramgarh Ghuman.

What is the population of Thamangarh?

The population of Thamangarh was 1,172 at the 2011 census, living in 224 households in Maur tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Thamangarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Thamangarh has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.