Amargarh Bandianਅਮਰਗੜ੍ਹ ਬਂਡਿਆਂ

Where is Amargarh Bandian?

Amargarh Bandian is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034422, and it covers 225 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 388 people in Amargarh Bandian: 205 men and 183 women, living in 86 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 225 hectares, the population density works out to about 172 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 47 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.76 per cent and women at 54.27 per cent. The census recorded 180 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 109 main workers, the largest group, 72, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 other workers in trade, transport and services and 17 agricultural labourers. A further 71 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Amargarh Bandian's land. Of the village's 225 hectares, 210 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (18 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (192 hectares). About 15 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 123 cultivators and 30 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 nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Amargarh Bandian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Zira, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Malhuwala, Bhoghewala, Katora (Zira) and Mohar.

What is the population of Amargarh Bandian?

The population of Amargarh Bandian was 388 at the 2011 census, living in 86 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Amargarh Bandian have?

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