Sampurangarhਸਂਪੁਰਨਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Sampurangarh?

Sampurangarh is a village in Amargarh tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039532, and it covers 131 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 49 people in Sampurangarh: 31 men and 18 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 131 hectares, the population density works out to about 37 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 581 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 4 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 24 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.31 per cent and women at 72.22 per cent. The census recorded 18 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 18 main workers, the largest group, 7, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 agricultural labourers and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sampurangarh's land. Of the village's 131 hectares, 22 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (22 hectares). About 45 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 7 cultivators and 7 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sampurangarh is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amargarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Daulatpur, Dialpura, Giga Majra and Jhundan.

What is the population of Sampurangarh?

The population of Sampurangarh was 49 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Amargarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Sampurangarh have?

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