Indergarhਇਂਡੇਰਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Indergarh?

Indergarh is a village in Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034105, and it covers 1,318 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,945 people in Indergarh: 2,160 men and 1,785 women, living in 764 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,318 hectares, the population density works out to about 299 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 826 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 445, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,136 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.06 per cent and women at 61.27 per cent. The census recorded 2,456 workers, about 62 per cent of the village. Of the 2,006 main workers, the largest group, 731, were household industry workers, ahead of 559 agricultural labourers and 376 cultivators on their own land. A further 450 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Indergarh's land. Of the village's 1,318 hectares, 1,131 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (9 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (1,122 hectares). About 187 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 389 cultivators and 681 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Indergarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Badoowal and Umarpura.

What is the population of Indergarh?

The population of Indergarh was 3,945 at the 2011 census, living in 764 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Indergarh have?

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