Ambarharਅਂਬਰਹਰ

Where is Ambarhar?

Ambarhar is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 6 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 034348, and it covers 336 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 546 people in Ambarhar: 290 men and 256 women, living in 107 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 336 hectares, the population density works out to about 162 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 883 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 110 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.01 per cent and women at 65.24 per cent. The census recorded 174 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 172 main workers, the largest group, 93, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 38 agricultural labourers and 38 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ambarhar's land. Of the village's 336 hectares, 307 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (304 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 93 cultivators and 39 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. 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.

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

Ambarhar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 6 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 Jhite, Burewala, Valtoha and Kohala.

What is the population of Ambarhar?

The population of Ambarhar was 546 at the 2011 census, living in 107 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Ambarhar have?

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