Aggampurਅੱਗਮਪੁਰ

Where is Aggampur?

Aggampur is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and is served by the Aggampur, Agampur (Gran), Agampur (Bass) gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038388, and it covers 1,247 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,874 people in Aggampur: 2,554 men and 2,320 women, living in 872 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 1,247 hectares, the population density works out to about 391 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 908 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 557, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 680 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.46 per cent and women at 77.19 per cent. The census recorded 1,520 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 1,142 main workers, the largest group, 793, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 220 cultivators on their own land and 86 agricultural labourers. A further 378 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aggampur's land. Of the village's 1,247 hectares, 810 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 797 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (797 hectares). About 396 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 231 cultivators and 300 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 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 and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Aggampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhaini, Mahrauli, Sabaur and Chandesar.

What is the population of Aggampur?

The population of Aggampur was 4,874 at the 2011 census, living in 872 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Aggampur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Aggampur has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.