Ahmedgarh
Ahmedgarh is a city and a municipal council in Sangrur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is 30 kms away from Ludhiana city.
Ahmedgarh
Dhaliwal | |
|---|---|
city | |
| Nickname(s): mandi | |
  Ahmedgarh Location in Punjab, India | |
| Coordinates: 30.678°N 75.827°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Sangrur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 40,000 |
| • Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 01675 |
| Vehicle registration | PB 82 |
History
In 1905, during an exchange between the Malerkotlata Nawab Ahmed Ali Khan and the Dhurkot Dhaliwal family, a small piece of land was given to the Nawab to establish the town's first railway station. Hence, the name of the town was changed to Ahmedgarh in honour of Nawab Ahmed Ali Khan.
Geography
The city lies about 18 km north of Malerkotla on the Sangrur-Ludhiana road. It is 50 km from Sangrur, which is the district headquarters, 26 km from Ludhiana, and 98 km from Chandigarh.
Transport
It has a railway station on the Ludhiana-Jakhal railway line.
Design
Ahmedgarh is an example of pre-independence town planning. It was planned as a market town on the model of Lyallpur (Faisalabad) in Pakistan.
The planning consisted of a cross-axis of two main avenues along which auctioning, vending and storage of agricultural and agriculture-related goods took place. The four quadrants thus constituted the residential quarters for the people. The town was enclosed by a fasil, a brick arched wall with only four manned entry points for security. Further, each of the four mohallas could be accessed via one of the two gated structures from the main avenues. At the intersection of the two avenues is a public well. The intersection is now known as the Gandhi chowk. The plots abutting the market avenues were 16 feet wide and ranged from 150 to 240 feet in length. Each plot was constructed with a facade featuring three Mughal arches, forming a colonnade on both sides of the avenues. Sardar Bahadur Singh Dhaliwal's descendants reside in Ahmedgharh.
At a later stage, the avenues were split in two, with shops along the median, hence forming the 8 streets intersecting at Gandhi Chowk.
The wide avenues have been encroached upon from both sides, and only a few buildings retain the arched facade, often found behind several rooms from the entrance to the building.
Economy
Ahmedgarh is the only city in India that manufactures trowels and harrow for cultivation and then transports it to other states and places.
Ahmedgarh is an important agricultural market. The main crops brought to this market are paddy, wheat and cotton. Close to two industrial towns of Malerkotla and Ludhiana, a number of small-scale industries operate in and around this town. The city is also famous for agricultural implements such as diggers, plows, and sickles.
Ahmedgarh became one of India's dry ports.
Demographics
As of the 2001 India census,[1] Ahmedgarh had a population of 28,007. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ahmedgarh has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6.
The Ahmedgarh Municipal Council has a population of 31,302 of which 16,468 are males while 14,834 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. The population of children under 6 is 3492, 11.16% of the total. The female sex ratio is of 901 against the state average of 895. Moreover, the child sex ratio is around 841 compared to Punjab state average of 846.
The literacy rate of Ahmedgarh City is 83.16% higher than the state average of 75.84%. population is
The Hindu population makes up 55.89% of the total, followed by Sikhism at 29.62%, Muslims at 13.31%, Jains at .87%, Christians at .27% and Buddhists at 0.00%.
References
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
Schools in Ahmedgarh 1. Green Valley Public School (Sr. Sec.), Jandali Road, Ahmedgarh, Affiliated to CBSE Delhi. 2. Anand Isher senior secondary Public school 3. Shanti Tara Collegiate School, Ahmedgarh 4. GHG Khalsa Senior secondary school 5. Maya Devi Goyel public school 6. dav sen. sec. school 7. SVM public school 8. victoria public school