Azimgarhਅਜ਼ਿਮਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Azimgarh?

Azimgarh is a village in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Abohar community development block and is served by the AZIMGARH, Dhani Bisheshar nath gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035192, and it covers 1,943 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,247 people in Azimgarh: 3,061 men and 2,186 women, living in 912 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 1,943 hectares, the population density works out to about 270 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 714 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 686, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 903 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.91 per cent and women at 63.95 per cent. The census recorded 2,170 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 1,965 main workers, the largest group, 1,213, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 644 agricultural labourers and 99 cultivators on their own land. A further 205 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Azimgarh's land. Of the village's 1,943 hectares, 1,436 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,325 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,325 hectares). About 508 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 103 cultivators and 792 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Azimgarh 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 3 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 Kala Tibba, Basian, Ramsara and Gobindgarh.

What is the population of Azimgarh?

The population of Azimgarh was 5,247 at the 2011 census, living in 912 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Azimgarh have?

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