# Amargarh Village, Bahoriband, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/amargarh/ Village · Bahoriband, Katni # Amargarh Amargarh is a village in Bahoriband sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,244 people in 267 households**, the 50th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,244people (2011) - 267households - 74.7%literacy - 978females per 1,000 males ## Amargarh PIN code and other codes Amargarh falls in Bahoriband sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBahoriband - Census village code488724 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amargarh from nearby towns? - Bahoriband (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Katni (district HQ)65 km by road - Sihora (nearest town)40 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Amargarh? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Amargarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hatiyagarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 9 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Amargarh known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and masoor**. About 74% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Amargarh Of every 100 households in Amargarh in 2011, 87 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amargarh · ■ Bahoriband rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **66% Toilet within the home ****0%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****70%** **50% Television ****12%** **18% Mobile phone ****21%** **28% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****62%** **41% Own their home ****99%** **97% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Amargarh? ■ Amargarh · ■ Bahoriband rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798** **948 Working population ****48.9%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 66.0% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 335 (55%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 233 (38%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bahoriband - Budhanwara1,381 people - Tikariya1,299 people - Hathiyagarh1,292 people - Dihuta1,273 people - Gata Kheda1,229 people - Supeli1,221 people - Sihudi1,174 people - Basahadi1,161 people [All 195 villages in Bahoriband](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amargarh from Katni?65 km by road - What is the population of Amargarh?1,244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amargarh in?Katni district (Bahoriband sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Amargarh?74.7% (Census 2011)