Malakpur (Ajnala)ਮਲਕਪੁਰ (ਅਜਨਾਲਾ)

Where is Malakpur (Ajnala)?

Malakpur (Ajnala) is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ramdas, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and is served by the Malakpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037114, and it covers 384 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,228 people in Malakpur (Ajnala): 644 men and 584 women, living in 232 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 384 hectares, the population density works out to about 320 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 180, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 525 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.51 per cent and women at 53.4 per cent. The census recorded 387 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 293 main workers, the largest group, 115, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 84 other workers in trade, transport and services and 81 agricultural labourers. A further 94 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malakpur (Ajnala)'s land. Of the village's 384 hectares, 331 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (331 hectares). About 33 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 115 cultivators and 160 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Malakpur (Ajnala) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ramdas, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Darya Mussa, Momanpura, Dhangai and Thoba.

What is the population of Malakpur (Ajnala)?

The population of Malakpur (Ajnala) was 1,228 at the 2011 census, living in 232 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Malakpur (Ajnala) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Malakpur (Ajnala) has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.