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About Amargarh Village

Amargarh is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 270 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amargarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amargarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 140112
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 270
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amargarh compares

By the 2011 count Amargarh is the 64th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

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 <5 km distance. 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 68 km from Fatehgarh Sahib. 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 Khamanon 3.9 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 14 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 68 km

Villages closest to Amargarh

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

Common questions about Amargarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Amargarh village had a population of 509. That makes it the 64th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Amargarh village has 270 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amargarh has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Amargarh is 140112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amargarh covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amargarh falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The census record for Amargarh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Amargarh.

Amargarh is about 68 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amargarh is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khamanon is about 3.9 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 14 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manela (under 2 km), Mansoorpur (1.5 km) and Dhanaula (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Amargarh today is likely to be higher.

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