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About Amargarh Village

Amargarh is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,451, made up of 740 males and 711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amargarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amargarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144513
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 1,451
Male Population 740
Female Population 711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amargarh compares

By the 2011 count Amargarh is the 77th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Amargarh

Amargarh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 under 2 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kariha, about 2.7 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
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kariha 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 4.2 km

Villages closest to Amargarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr 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 1,451. That makes it the 77th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Amargarh village has 740 males and 711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amargarh has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Amargarh is 144513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amargarh covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amargarh falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Amargarh is Kariha, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 under 2 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amargarh is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about under 2 km away. Kariha is about 2.7 km away. Nawanshahr is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kariha (1.8 km), Bhangal Kalan (2.0 km) and Lodhipur (2.2 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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