Malikpur Alias Jandali Khurdਮਲਿਕਪੁਰ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਜਂਡਲੀ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Malikpur Alias Jandali Khurd?

Malikpur Alias Jandali Khurd is a village of Ahmedgarh tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ahmedgarh, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039403, and it covers 349 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,433 people in Malikpur Alias Jandali Khurd: 772 men and 661 women, living in 329 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 349 hectares, the population density works out to about 411 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 856 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 145, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 530 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.42 per cent and women at 70.54 per cent. The census recorded 450 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 439 main workers, the largest group, 315, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 120 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malikpur Alias Jandali Khurd's land. Of the village's 349 hectares, 302 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (300 hectares). About 42 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 122 cultivators and 4 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Malikpur Alias Jandali Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ahmedgarh, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ahmedgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ahmedgarh, Momnabad, Jandali Kalan and Umarpura.

What is the population of Malikpur Alias Jandali Khurd?

The population of Malikpur Alias Jandali Khurd was 1,433 at the 2011 census, living in 329 households in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Malikpur Alias Jandali Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Malikpur Alias Jandali Khurd has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.