Dharamgarh Urf Tarkhan Majraਧਰਮਗੜ੍ਹ ਉਰਫ ਤਰਖਾਣ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Dharamgarh Urf Tarkhan Majra?

Dharamgarh Urf Tarkhan Majra is a village in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Amloh, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Amloh community development block and is served by the Dharmgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032850, and it covers 141 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 634 people in Dharamgarh Urf Tarkhan Majra: 335 men and 299 women, living in 114 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 141 hectares, the population density works out to about 450 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 70, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 137 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.33 per cent and women at 77.65 per cent. The census recorded 211 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 168 main workers, the largest group, 101, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 58 other workers in trade, transport and services and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 43 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dharamgarh Urf Tarkhan Majra's land. Of the village's 141 hectares, 131 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (131 hectares). About 10 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 103 cultivators and 35 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, 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dharamgarh Urf Tarkhan Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Amloh, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kaulgarh, Lakha Singhwala, Raipur Raian and Mianpur.

What is the population of Dharamgarh Urf Tarkhan Majra?

The population of Dharamgarh Urf Tarkhan Majra was 634 at the 2011 census, living in 114 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Dharamgarh Urf Tarkhan Majra have?

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