Malewalਮਲੇਵਲ

Where is Malewal?

Malewal is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038801, and it covers 164 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 188 people in Malewal: 101 men and 87 women, living in 44 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 164 hectares, the population density works out to about 115 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 861 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 96 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.22 per cent and women at 74.68 per cent. The census recorded 53 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 50 main workers, the largest group, 22, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 agricultural labourers and 11 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 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 164 hectares, 160 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (160 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 24 cultivators and 16 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Malewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhota Daudpur, Ghurkewal, Bara Daudpur and Taprian Rashidpur.

What is the population of Malewal?

The population of Malewal was 188 at the 2011 census, living in 44 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar 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.