Mallowal (247)ਮੱਲੋਵਾਲ (247)

Where is Mallowal (247)?

Mallowal (247) is a village of Amritsar II tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jandiala Guru community development block and is served by the Mallowal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037610, and it covers 122 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,029 people in Mallowal (247): 533 men and 496 women, living in 206 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 122 hectares, the population density works out to about 843 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 931 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 152, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 791 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.02 per cent and women at 59.09 per cent. The census recorded 273 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 245 main workers, the largest group, 106, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 96 agricultural labourers and 43 cultivators on their own land. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mallowal (247)'s land. Of the village's 122 hectares, 105 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (43 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (62 hectares). About 17 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 46 cultivators and 104 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included an allopathic hospital and a dispensary. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Mallowal (247) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amritsar II, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jagatpur Bajaj, Jethuwal, Mahanian Koharan and Sohian Khurd.

What is the population of Mallowal (247)?

The population of Mallowal (247) was 1,029 at the 2011 census, living in 206 households in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Mallowal (247) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mallowal (247) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.