Malomowanਮਲੋਮੋਵਨ

Where is Malomowan?

Malomowan is a village in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027955, and it covers 139 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 230 people in Malomowan: 106 men and 124 women, living in 29 households, an average of about 7.9 people per household. Spread over its 139 hectares, the population density works out to about 165 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1170 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 204 people, about 89 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 51.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 49.45 per cent and women at 53.33 per cent. The census recorded 46 workers, about 20 per cent of the village. Of the 39 main workers, the largest group, 18, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 12 other workers in trade, transport and services and 9 cultivators on their own land. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malomowan's land. Of the village's 139 hectares, 132 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (132 hectares). About 7 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 9 cultivators and 23 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Malomowan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kukkar, Gadi Kalan and Chhod.

What is the population of Malomowan?

The population of Malomowan was 230 at the 2011 census, living in 29 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Malomowan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Malomowan has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.