Hamirgarhਹਮਿਰਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Hamirgarh?

Hamirgarh is a village of Moonak tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Moonak, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Andana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039923, and it covers 1,108 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,148 people in Hamirgarh: 1,663 men and 1,485 women, living in 612 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 1,108 hectares, the population density works out to about 284 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 387, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,089 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.94 per cent and women at 50.23 per cent. The census recorded 1,030 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 877 main workers, the largest group, 422, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 294 agricultural labourers and 123 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 153 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hamirgarh's land. Of the village's 1,108 hectares, 1,021 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (79 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (942 hectares). About 73 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 11 hours a day. With 443 cultivators and 312 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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 dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Hamirgarh is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Moonak, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Moonak, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bushera, Bhathuwan, Bangan and Dehla.

What is the population of Hamirgarh?

The population of Hamirgarh was 3,148 at the 2011 census, living in 612 households in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Hamirgarh have?

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