Alamgarhਆਲਮਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Alamgarh?

Alamgarh is a village of Abohar tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khuian Sarwar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035179, and it covers 2,323 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,586 people in Alamgarh: 2,971 men and 2,615 women, living in 955 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 2,323 hectares, the population density works out to about 240 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 735, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,549 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.28 per cent and women at 62.08 per cent. The census recorded 2,180 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 1,753 main workers, the largest group, 677, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 582 cultivators on their own land and 461 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 427 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alamgarh's land. Of the village's 2,323 hectares, 2,116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,461 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (510 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (951 hectares). About 207 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 672 cultivators and 992 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Alamgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dharampura, Abohar (Rural), Rukanpura Urf Khui Khera and Roherianwali.

What is the population of Alamgarh?

The population of Alamgarh was 5,586 at the 2011 census, living in 955 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Alamgarh have?

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