Amargarhਅਮਰਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Amargarh?

Amargarh is a village of Nawanshahr tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nawansahar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032090, and it covers 194 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,451 people in Amargarh: 740 men and 711 women, living in 293 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 194 hectares, the population density works out to about 748 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 961 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 134, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 680 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.74 per cent and women at 74.88 per cent. The census recorded 432 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 424 main workers, the largest group, 209, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 202 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Amargarh's land. Of the village's 194 hectares, 167 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (13 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (154 hectares). About 26 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 212 cultivators and 7 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Amargarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nawansahar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhangal Kalan, Kariha, Mahalon and Malpur.

What is the population of Amargarh?

The population of Amargarh was 1,451 at the 2011 census, living in 293 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Amargarh have?

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