Malwalਮਲਵਲ

Where is Malwal?

Malwal is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034517, and it covers 1,594 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,904 people in Malwal: 2,557 men and 2,347 women, living in 974 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 1,594 hectares, the population density works out to about 308 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 640, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,665 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.47 per cent and women at 57.24 per cent. The census recorded 1,697 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 1,347 main workers, the largest group, 562, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 388 cultivators on their own land and 341 agricultural labourers. A further 350 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malwal's land. Of the village's 1,594 hectares, 1,401 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (800 hectares). About 193 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 404 cultivators and 621 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Malwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jaimalwala Alias Piareana, Bazidpur, Badhni Jaimal Singh and Nurpur (Firozpur).

What is the population of Malwal?

The population of Malwal was 4,904 at the 2011 census, living in 974 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Malwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Malwal has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre.