Devinagar Urf Malakpurਦੇਵੀਨਗਰ ਉਰਫ ਮਲਕਪੁਰ

Where is Devinagar Urf Malakpur?

Devinagar Urf Malakpur is a village of Payal tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Payal, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khanna community development block and is served by the Devinagar Urf cheema gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033252, and it covers 193 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 693 people in Devinagar Urf Malakpur: 382 men and 311 women, living in 124 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 193 hectares, the population density works out to about 359 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 814 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 84, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 220 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.54 per cent and women at 64.96 per cent. The census recorded 262 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 208 main workers, the largest group, 104, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 53 agricultural labourers and 51 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 54 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Devinagar Urf Malakpur's land. Of the village's 193 hectares, 179 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (179 hectares). About 1 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 104 cultivators and 67 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Devinagar Urf Malakpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Payal, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Payal, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rauni, Bharthala Randhawa, Mullanpur and Mahpur.

What is the population of Devinagar Urf Malakpur?

The population of Devinagar Urf Malakpur was 693 at the 2011 census, living in 124 households in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Devinagar Urf Malakpur have?

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