Malakpurਮਲਕਪੁਰ

Where is Malakpur?

Malakpur is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kharar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039090, and it covers 112 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 426 people in Malakpur: 232 men and 194 women, living in 68 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 112 hectares, the population density works out to about 380 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 836 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 126 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.1 per cent and women at 73.18 per cent. The census recorded 142 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 141 main workers, the largest group, 71, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 52 other workers in trade, transport and services and 18 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malakpur's land. Of the village's 112 hectares, 112 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (112 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 72 cultivators and 18 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 9 hours a day.

Getting there

Malakpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kharar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bahalpur, Shiamipur, Rani Majra and Rurkee Kham.

What is the population of Malakpur?

The population of Malakpur was 426 at the 2011 census, living in 68 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Malakpur have?

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