Malukpuraਮਲੁਕਪੁਰਾ

Where is Malukpura?

Malukpura is a village of Abohar tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Abohar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035204, and it covers 1,298 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,534 people in Malukpura: 1,803 men and 1,731 women, living in 696 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 1,298 hectares, the population density works out to about 272 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 960 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 402, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,264 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.23 per cent and women at 56.78 per cent. The census recorded 1,268 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 1,065 main workers, the largest group, 448, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 414 cultivators on their own land and 198 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 203 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malukpura's land. Of the village's 1,298 hectares, 1,194 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,142 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,142 hectares). About 104 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 421 cultivators and 638 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Malukpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kera Khera, Jodhpura, Baluana and Bahadar Khera.

What is the population of Malukpura?

The population of Malukpura was 3,534 at the 2011 census, living in 696 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Malukpura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Malukpura has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.