Attalgarhਅੱਟਲਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Attalgarh?

Attalgarh is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031555, and it covers 118 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 282 people in Attalgarh: 145 men and 137 women, living in 62 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 118 hectares, the population density works out to about 239 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 945 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 219 people, about 78 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.37 per cent and women at 79.53 per cent. The census recorded 83 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 83 main workers, the largest group, 47, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 16 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Attalgarh's land. Of the village's 118 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 95 hectares of it were irrigated. About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 20 cultivators and 16 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Attalgarh is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dholanwal, Kaimpur, Salempur and Mehmowal.

What is the population of Attalgarh?

The population of Attalgarh was 282 at the 2011 census, living in 62 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Attalgarh have?

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