Ahmedgarh

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Ahmedgarh
City
Nickname: 
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Ahmedgarh
Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 30°40′41″N75°49′37″E / 30.678°N 75.827°E / 30.678; 75.827
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Punjab
District Malerkotla
Area
 • Total6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total40,000
 • Density6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
148021
Telephone code01675
Vehicle registration PB 82

Ahmedgarh is a village and a municipal council the Indian state of Punjab. It is 18 km away from Malerkotla, the district headquarter, 25 km away from Ludhiana city.

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Geography

The city lies about 18 km north of Malerkotla on the Sangrur-Ludhiana road. It is 50 km from Sangrur, 26 km from Ludhiana, and 98 km from Chandigarh.

Transport

It has a railway station on the Ludhiana-Jakhal railway line and has a bus stand.

Design

Ahmedgarh is an example of pre-independence town planning. It was planned as a market town on the model of Lyallpur (Faisalabad) in Pakistan.

The planning consisted of a cross-axis of two main avenues along which auctioning, vending and storage of agricultural and agriculture-related goods took place. The four quadrants thus constituted the residential quarters for the people. The town was enclosed by a fasil, a brick arched wall with only four staffed entry points for security. Further, each of the four mohallas could be accessed via one of the two gated structures from the main avenues. At the intersection of the two avenues is a public well. The intersection is now known as the Gandhi chowk. The plots abutting the market avenues were 16 feet wide and ranged from 150 to 240 feet in length. Each plot was constructed with a facade featuring three Mughal arches, forming a colonnade on both sides of the avenues.

At a later stage, the avenues were split in two, with shops along the median, hence forming the 8 streets intersecting at Gandhi Chowk. Ahmedgarh is also famous for its grain mandis, one in City, and one in the outskirts.

The wide avenues have been encroached upon from both sides, and only a few buildings retain the arched facade, often found behind several rooms from the entrance to the building.

Economy

Ahmedgarh is an important agricultural market. The main crops brought to this market are paddy, wheat and cotton. Close to two industrial towns of Malerkotla and Ludhiana, a number of small-scale industries operate in and around this town. The city is also famous for agricultural implements such as diggers, plows, and sickles.

Ahmedgarh became one of India's dry ports.

Education

Ahmedgarh has a well developed network of schools and colleges to cater to the aspirations of its residents some of whom have came here from far states in lieu of their work in industries of Ahmedgarh. Victoria Girls College, Sant Ayurvedic College, Janta College for Women are among the few reputed colleges that offer good opportunities. Both CBSE and PSEB affiliated schools are in Ahmedgarh Green Valley public schools, Victoria public school and Maya Devi Goel public school, Dayanand Adarsh Vidyalya are among the good schools of Ahmedgarh whose students have been gaining success in diverse fields & bringing laurels to their schools many of them are software professionals in MNC's.

Demographics


Ahmedgarh 2023 Population [1] Current estimated population of Ahmedgarh Municipal Council in 2023 is approximately 42,000. The schedule census of 2021 for Ahmedgarh city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Ahmedgarh city will be conducted in 2023 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Ahmedgarh town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.

Ahmedgarh Caste Factor Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.75 % of total population in Ahmedgarh (M Cl). The (M Cl) Ahmedgarh currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Ahmedgarh Work Profile Out of total population, 10,522 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 9,199 were males while 1,323 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 10522 working population, 97.29 % were engaged in Main Work while 2.71 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.

Ahmedgarh Population Religion Data Hindu 55.89%, Muslim 13.31%, Christian 0.27%, Sikh 29.62%, Buddhist 0.00%, Jain 0.87%, Others 0.00%, No Religion 0.04%.

Schools in Ahmedgarh

Municipal Council

Ahmedgarh is a Municipal Council city in district of Malerkotla, Punjab. The Ahmedgarh city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Ahmedgarh Municipal Council has population of 31,302 of which 16,468 are males while 14,834 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3492 which is 11.16 % of total population of Ahmedgarh (M Cl). In Ahmedgarh Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 901 against state average of 895. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Ahmedgarh is around 841 compared to Punjab state average of 846. Literacy rate of Ahmedgarh city is 83.16 % higher than state average of 75.84 %. In Ahmedgarh, Male literacy is around 87.18 % while female literacy rate is 78.74 %.

Ahmedgarh Municipal Council has total administration over 6,425 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

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