Malwalaਮਲਵਾਲਾ

Where is Malwala?

Malwala is a village in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Raman, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sangat community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035844, and it covers 780 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,737 people in Malwala: 1,433 men and 1,304 women, living in 531 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 780 hectares, the population density works out to about 351 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 356, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,217 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.13 per cent and women at 51.76 per cent. The census recorded 1,135 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 1,001 main workers, the largest group, 427, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 388 cultivators on their own land and 167 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 134 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malwala's land. Of the village's 780 hectares, 710 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (710 hectares). About 70 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 389 cultivators and 554 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 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Malwala is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raman, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Talwandi Sabo, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manwala Urf Kishangarh, Bangi Dipa Singh, Kot Bakhtu and Bangi Rughu.

What is the population of Malwala?

The population of Malwala was 2,737 at the 2011 census, living in 531 households in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Malwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Malwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.