Dharamgarhਧਰਮਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Dharamgarh?

Dharamgarh is a village in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sunam, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sunam community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039864, and it covers 906 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,665 people in Dharamgarh: 1,959 men and 1,706 women, living in 657 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 906 hectares, the population density works out to about 405 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 871 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 394, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,453 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.59 per cent and women at 54.67 per cent. The census recorded 1,001 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 971 main workers, the largest group, 520, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 227 cultivators on their own land and 216 agricultural labourers. A further 30 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dharamgarh's land. Of the village's 906 hectares, 814 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (544 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (271 hectares). About 91 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 241 cultivators and 216 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. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Dharamgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sunam, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sunam, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Satoj, Jakhepalbas, Bir Kalan and Rattangarh Alias Pattianwali.

What is the population of Dharamgarh?

The population of Dharamgarh was 3,665 at the 2011 census, living in 657 households in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Dharamgarh have?

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