Maluk Mattuਮਲੁਕ ਮੱਟੁ

Where is Maluk Mattu?

Maluk Mattu is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027894, and it covers 72 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 485 people in Maluk Mattu: 247 men and 238 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 72 hectares, the population density works out to about 674 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 964 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 60, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 150 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.21 per cent and women at 67.74 per cent. The census recorded 174 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 125 main workers, the largest group, 101, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 49 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Maluk Mattu's land. Of the village's 72 hectares, 66 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (66 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 22 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, 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 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Maluk Mattu is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhatoya, Jakria, Chak Alia and Jhande Chak.

What is the population of Maluk Mattu?

The population of Maluk Mattu was 485 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Maluk Mattu have?

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