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{{For|Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency with the same name|Amargarh Assembly Constituency}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Amargarh
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = pan
| settlement_type = City
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.1434636|N|76.0530734|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district|Malerkotla
]]
| government_type = [[Nagar Palika (India)|Nager kaushal]]
| governing_body = [[Nager Kaushal]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| elevation_m = 454
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 29501<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=35325|title=Amargarh Population per Census India|work=[[2011 Census of India]]}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 1560/1540 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 01675
| area_code_type = [[Telephone code]]
| area_code = 148022
| iso_code = IN-PB
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Post office]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = Amargarh<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-villagedirectory/Directory/short_code_rural_03.pdf|title=All India Pincode Directory|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|nawanshahr.nic.in}}
}}

'''Amargarh''' is a city in the [[Malerkotla district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] state in India. <ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/malerkotla-to-be-punjabs-23rd-district-capt-amarinders-eid-gift-252772 Malerkotla to be 23rd District of Punjab] 14 May 2021, ''The Tribune''. Retrieved 14 May 2021.</ref> It is located at main road (Malerkotla - Patiala) which is nearly 60 kilometers far from patiala city. The City is administrated by Municipal Council. Presently, S.Manjinder Singh Bawa is the Municipal Councillor of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|title=List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district|work=nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette)|access-date=28 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510104814/http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Demography ==
As of 2011, Amargarh has a total number of 293 houses and population of 1451 of which 740 include are males while 711 are females according to the report published by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]]. The [[Literacy|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.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=103437|title=Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011)|work=pib.nic.in}}</ref>

Most of the people are from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 46.86% of total population in Amargarh. The town does not have any [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.<ref name=census />

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.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0305_PART_B_DCHB%20_SAHID%20BHAGAT%20SINGH%20NAGAR.pdf|title=District Census Handbook SBS Nagar|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>

== Education ==
The City has a Punjabi medium, co-ed upper primary school founded in 1977.<ref name="SBSNP">{{cite web|url=http://www.sbsnagarpolice.com/Forms/School%20College%20of%20SBS%20Nagar.pdf|title=List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district|work=sbsnagarpolice.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/gms-amargarh/03140100402|title=Details about GMS Amargarh School|work=icbse.com}}</ref> The schools provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] which prepared in School premises as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssapunjab.org/mdm/|title=Mid Day Meal Society|work=ssapunjab.org}}</ref> 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 {{convert|17|km}} away from the village. [[Sahnewal Airport]] is the nearest domestic airport which located {{convert|58|km}} 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 {{convert|151|km}} away in [[Amritsar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Amargarh,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Kariha,+Shaheed+Bhagat+Singh+Nagar,+Punjab/Amargarh,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Nawanshahr+Railway+Station/Amargarh,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Garhshankar+Junction/Amargarh,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Ludhiana+Airport,+Ludhiana,+Punjab/Amargarh,+Nawanshahr,+Punjab/Sri+Guru+Ram+Dass+Jee+International+Airport/@31.2714352,74.9400889,9z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m62!4m61!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a9610382d8399:0x3839d29fcca3096!2m2!1d76.0718246!2d31.1278696!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a95dd3161ee45:0xfa1f73eafbd23f80!2m2!1d76.060475!2d31.149427!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a9610382d8399:0x3839d29fcca3096!2m2!1d76.0718246!2d31.1278696!1m5!1m1!1s0x391abdc00733d547:0xb47c552bf41ad7ec!2m2!1d76.1089072!2d31.1216023!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a9610382d8399:0x3839d29fcca3096!2m2!1d76.0718246!2d31.1278696!1m5!1m1!1s0x391abf70c8ccbed7:0xe1194be2a5ffb5d8!2m2!1d76.1385636!2d31.2240694!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a9610382d8399:0x3839d29fcca3096!2m2!1d76.0718246!2d31.1278696!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a83a8f16dc85d:0x4d81be91b95ee708!2m2!1d75.9569956!2d30.8505353!1m5!1m1!1s0x391a9610382d8399:0x3839d29fcca3096!2m2!1d76.0718246!2d31.1278696!1m5!1m1!1s0x39196609c25343eb:0x2284aab8b51ba16d!2m2!1d74.8066719!2d31.7055209!3e0|title=Distance from Amargarh (Multiple routes)|work= Google Map}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of villages in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.punjabtourism.gov.in/ Tourism of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161118050857/http://punjabcensus.gov.in/ Census of Punjab]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161018231343/http://cept.gov.in/lbpsd/placesearch.aspx Locality Based PINCode]

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[[Category:Villages in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district]]

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