Malewalਮਲੇਵਾਲ

Where is Malewal?

Malewal is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Badowal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031919, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 26 people in Malewal: 14 men and 12 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 2.6 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 19 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 15 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 45.45 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 50 per cent and women at 40 per cent. The census recorded 20 workers, about 77 per cent of the village. Of the 8 main workers, the largest group, 4, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malewal's land. Of the village's 138 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 53 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (53 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 7 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Malewal is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jaijon, Chak Natha, Harjiana and Meghowal.

What is the population of Malewal?

The population of Malewal was 26 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Malewal have?

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