Malikpurਮਲਿਕਪੁਰ

Where is Malikpur?

Malikpur is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038640, and it covers 134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,936 people in Malikpur: 1,034 men and 902 women, living in 394 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 134 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,445 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 209, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 271 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.68 per cent and women at 82.59 per cent. The census recorded 601 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 520 main workers, the largest group, 429, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 59 cultivators on their own land and 21 household industry workers. A further 81 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malikpur's land. Of the village's 134 hectares, 5 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 4 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4 hectares). About 31 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 72 cultivators and 14 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Malikpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Balawalpur, Tapal Majra, Chandpur and Ahmedpur.

What is the population of Malikpur?

The population of Malikpur was 1,936 at the 2011 census, living in 394 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Malikpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Malikpur has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.