Amargarh Urf Kalerਅਮਰਗੜ੍ਹ ਉਰਫ ਕਲੇਰ

Where is Amargarh Urf Kaler?

Amargarh Urf Kaler is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sidhwan Bet community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033882, and it covers 363 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,383 people in Amargarh Urf Kaler: 1,214 men and 1,169 women, living in 468 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 363 hectares, the population density works out to about 656 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 963 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 200, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,053 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.36 per cent and women at 70.61 per cent. The census recorded 1,339 workers, about 56 per cent of the village. Of the 1,282 main workers, the largest group, 531, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 522 cultivators on their own land and 178 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 57 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Amargarh Urf Kaler's land. Of the village's 363 hectares, 302 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (171 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (131 hectares). About 61 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 534 cultivators and 551 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 secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Amargarh Urf Kaler is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Galib Kalan, Agwar Gujjran, Galib Ran Singh and Agwar Khawaja Baju.

What is the population of Amargarh Urf Kaler?

The population of Amargarh Urf Kaler was 2,383 at the 2011 census, living in 468 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Amargarh Urf Kaler have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Amargarh Urf Kaler has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.