Malwalaਮਲਵਾਲਾ

Where is Malwala?

Malwala is a village of Malout tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malout, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malout community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035277, and it covers 443 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 942 people in Malwala: 482 men and 460 women, living in 187 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 443 hectares, the population density works out to about 213 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 954 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 105, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 620 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.06 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.51 per cent and women at 52.23 per cent. The census recorded 300 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 230 main workers, the largest group, 99, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 70 other workers in trade, transport and services and 60 cultivators on their own land. A further 70 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malwala's land. Of the village's 443 hectares, 406 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (406 hectares). About 37 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 61 cultivators and 151 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Malwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malout, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Malout, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Katorewala, Jandwala Charat Singh, Malout Rural and Sheikhu.

What is the population of Malwala?

The population of Malwala was 942 at the 2011 census, living in 187 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Malwala have?

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