Malukwaliਮਲੁਕਵਾਲੀ

Where is Malukwali?

Malukwali is a village in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028841, and it covers 85 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 396 people in Malukwali: 198 men and 198 women, living in 66 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 85 hectares, the population density works out to about 466 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 14 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 67.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.71 per cent and women at 59.64 per cent. The census recorded 122 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 94 main workers, the largest group, 48, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 36 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malukwali's land. Of the village's 85 hectares, 77 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (56 hectares). About 8 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 40 cultivators and 7 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. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Malukwali is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rupowali, Khode Bangar and Bhole Ke.

What is the population of Malukwali?

The population of Malukwali was 396 at the 2011 census, living in 66 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Malukwali have?

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