Malkanaਮਲਕਨਾ

Where is Malkana?

Malkana is a village in Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Samana, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and is served by the Malkhana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036188, and it covers 620 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 391 people in Malkana: 205 men and 186 women, living in 80 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 620 hectares, the population density works out to about 63 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.48 per cent and women at 83.33 per cent. The census recorded 108 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 107 main workers, the largest group, 90, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 13 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malkana's land. Of the village's 620 hectares, 494 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (54 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (440 hectares). About 65 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 14 cultivators and 4 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Malkana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Samana, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Samana, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh, Badanpur, Sehajpur Khurd and Kamashpur.

What is the population of Malkana?

The population of Malkana was 391 at the 2011 census, living in 80 households in Samana tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Malkana have?

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