Malakpur Kamboanਮਲਕਪੁਰ ਕੰਬੋਆਂ

Where is Malakpur Kamboan?

Malakpur Kamboan is a village in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036785, and it covers 245 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 760 people in Malakpur Kamboan: 391 men and 369 women, living in 147 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 245 hectares, the population density works out to about 310 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 94, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 87 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.04 per cent and women at 60.54 per cent. The census recorded 250 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 241 main workers, the largest group, 100, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 88 cultivators on their own land and 52 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malakpur Kamboan's land. Of the village's 245 hectares, 219 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (26 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (193 hectares). About 26 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 88 cultivators and 54 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Malakpur Kamboan is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rasulpur Urf dundi Majra, Kheri Ranwan and Masingan.

What is the population of Malakpur Kamboan?

The population of Malakpur Kamboan was 760 at the 2011 census, living in 147 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Malakpur Kamboan have?

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