Amargarh, Punjab

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Amargarh
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Amargarh
Amargarh (India)
Coordinates: 31°08′36″N76°03′11″E / 31.1434636°N 76.0530734°E / 31.1434636; 76.0530734
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Punjab
District Malerkotla
Government
 • TypeLegislative Assembly
 • BodyMunicipal Corporation (India)
 • MLAJaswant Singh Gajjanmajra (Aam Aadmi Party)
 • MCJaspal Kaur
Elevation
2,546 m (8,353 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total292,501 [1]
  Sex ratio 2560/2540 ♂/♀
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
148022
Telephone code 01675
ISO 3166 code IN-PB-92
Post office Amargarh [2]
Website http://lgpunjab.gov.in/eSewa/amargarh/

Amargarh is a city in the Malerkotla district of Punjab state in India. [3] It is located at main road (Malerkotla - Patiala) which is nearly 45 kilometers far from Patiala. The City is administrated by Municipal Council. Presently, Smt. Jaspal Kaur is the President of Nagar Panchayat Amargarh of the city. [4]

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Demography

As of 2011, Amargarh has a total number of 293 houses and population of 1451 of which 740 included are males while 711 are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. The literacy rate of Amargarh is 78.36%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 134 which is 9.24% of total population of Amargarh, and child sex ratio is approximately 861 as compared to Punjab state average of 846. [1] [5]

Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 46.86% of total population in Amargarh. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far. [1]

As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 432 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Amargarh which includes 408 males and 24 females. According to census survey report 2011, 98.15% workers describe their work as main work and 1.85% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. [1] [6]

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Amargarh city, as of 2011 census.

Population by religious groups in Amargarh city, 2011 census [7]
ReligionTotalFemaleMale
Sikh3,9231,8822,041
Hindu2,8881,3391,549
Muslim503243260
Christian1367
Jain1046
Buddhist101
Not stated110
Total7,3393,4753,864

Education

The City has a Punjabi medium, co-ed upper primary school founded in 1977. [8] [9] The schools provide mid-day meal which prepared in School premises as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme. [10] The school provide free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14 as per Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act.

Colleges

Transport

Kariha and Nawanshahr railway station are the nearest train station however, Garhshankar Junction railway station is 17 kilometres (11 mi) away from the village. Sahnewal Airport is the nearest domestic airport which located 58 kilometres (36 mi) away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 151 kilometres (94 mi) away in Amritsar. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Amargarh Population per Census India". 2011 Census of India .
  2. ↑ "All India Pincode Directory" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
  3. ↑ Malerkotla to be 23rd District of Punjab 14 May 2021, The Tribune. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district" (PDF). nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011)". pib.nic.in.
  6. ↑ "District Census Handbook SBS Nagar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
  7. ↑ https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Amargarh (CT)
  8. ↑ "List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district" (PDF). sbsnagarpolice.com.
  9. ↑ "Details about GMS Amargarh School". icbse.com.
  10. ↑ "Mid Day Meal Society". ssapunjab.org.
  11. ↑ "Distance from Amargarh (Multiple routes)". Google Map.
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