Malakpur (Amritsar I)ਮਲਕਪੁਰ (ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ-1)

Where is Malakpur (Amritsar I)?

Malakpur (Amritsar I) is a village in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jandiala Guru community development block and is served by the Malakpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037554, and it covers 152 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,247 people in Malakpur (Amritsar I): 655 men and 592 women, living in 235 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 152 hectares, the population density works out to about 820 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 183, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 528 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.11 per cent and women at 67.07 per cent. The census recorded 503 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 360 main workers, the largest group, 160, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 103 agricultural labourers and 95 cultivators on their own land. A further 143 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malakpur (Amritsar I)'s land. Of the village's 152 hectares, 137 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (137 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 108 cultivators and 199 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Malakpur (Amritsar I) is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Talwandi Dogran, Nangal Dyal Singh, Wadali Dogran and Fatehpur Rajputan.

What is the population of Malakpur (Amritsar I)?

The population of Malakpur (Amritsar I) was 1,247 at the 2011 census, living in 235 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Malakpur (Amritsar I) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Malakpur (Amritsar I) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.