About Amargarh Village

Amargarh is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 513 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amargarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amargarh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Paonta Sahib
Pincode	173001
Area (hectares)	82.93 hectares
Population	960
Male Population	513
Female Population	447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amargarh compares

By the 2011 count Amargarh is the 54th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 82.93 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Amargarh

Amargarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amargarh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amargarh from other places

Amargarh lies about 30 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 47 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Amargarh
Tehsil headquarters	Paonta Sahib	5.6 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	5.6 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	30 km
Nearest railway station	Yamunanagar Jagadhri	47 km

Villages closest to Amargarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Amargarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Amargarh village had a population of 960. That makes it the 54th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Amargarh village has 513 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amargarh has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Amargarh is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amargarh covers 82.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amargarh falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Amargarh is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 47 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Amargarh.

Amargarh is about 30 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amargarh is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 5.6 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 5.6 km away. Sirmaur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.