Malludawaraਮੱਲੁਡਵਰਾ

Where is Malludawara?

Malludawara is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and is served by the Malludwara gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028748, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 533 people in Malludawara: 281 men and 252 women, living in 91 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 642 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 96 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.65 per cent and women at 77.83 per cent. The census recorded 156 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 141 main workers, the largest group, 74, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 51 cultivators on their own land and 12 household industry workers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malludawara's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 52 cultivators and 4 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 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 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

Malludawara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gillanwali, Dialgarh, Bahadarpur and Udhowal.

What is the population of Malludawara?

The population of Malludawara was 533 at the 2011 census, living in 91 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Malludawara have?

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