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Where is Bana Malwala?

Bana Malwala is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhilwan, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and is served by the Fatehpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029153, and it covers 410 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 111 people in Bana Malwala: 51 men and 60 women, living in 19 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 410 hectares, the population density works out to about 27 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1176 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 111 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 46.51 per cent and women at 61.54 per cent. The census recorded 41 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 35 main workers, the largest group, 15, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 13 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bana Malwala's land. Of the village's 410 hectares, 404 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (404 hectares). About 6 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 7 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 ASHA health worker.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bana Malwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhilwan, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mand Bhandal Bet, Nabi Bakhshwala, Tukra No.3 and Kishan Singhwala.

What is the population of Bana Malwala?

The population of Bana Malwala was 111 at the 2011 census, living in 19 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bana Malwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bana Malwala has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.