Amargarhਅਮਰਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Amargarh?

Amargarh is a village of Kalanaur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028010, and it covers 108 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 274 people in Amargarh: 143 men and 131 women, living in 48 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 108 hectares, the population density works out to about 254 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 59 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.84 per cent and women at 67.57 per cent. The census recorded 122 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 122 main workers, the largest group, 62, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 48 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Amargarh's land. Of the village's 108 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 62 cultivators and 5 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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

Amargarh is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shahpur, Nano Harni, Wadala Bangar and Bhadal.

What is the population of Amargarh?

The population of Amargarh was 274 at the 2011 census, living in 48 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Amargarh have?

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