Khan Malakਖਾਨ ਮਲਕ

Where is Khan Malak?

Khan Malak is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028346, and it covers 206 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 434 people in Khan Malak: 218 men and 216 women, living in 84 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 206 hectares, the population density works out to about 211 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 991 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.65 per cent and women at 70.56 per cent. The census recorded 125 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 125 main workers, the largest group, 94, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 17 agricultural labourers and 14 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khan Malak's land. Of the village's 206 hectares, 166 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (165 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 94 cultivators and 17 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khan Malak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dehriwala (483), Talwandi (Bathungarh), Dhariwal Kalan and Lodhipur.

What is the population of Khan Malak?

The population of Khan Malak was 434 at the 2011 census, living in 84 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khan Malak have?

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