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Where is Amamgarh?

Amamgarh is a village in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039459, and it covers 304 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,077 people in Amamgarh: 564 men and 513 women, living in 214 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 304 hectares, the population density works out to about 354 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 253 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.38 per cent and women at 71.79 per cent. The census recorded 444 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 436 main workers, the largest group, 262, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 163 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Amamgarh's land. Of the village's 304 hectares, 278 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (278 hectares). About 25 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 164 cultivators and 10 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 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Amamgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ibrahimpura, Matoi, Bir Amamgarh and Azimabad.

What is the population of Amamgarh?

The population of Amamgarh was 1,077 at the 2011 census, living in 214 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Amamgarh have?

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