Malerkotla district | |
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![]() Eidgah in Malerkotla | |
![]() Location in Punjab | |
Coordinates: 30°32′N 75°53′E / 30.53°N 75.88°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Punjab |
Division | Patiala |
Established | 02 June 2021 |
Headquarters | Malerkotla |
Government | |
• Deputy Commissioner | Sh.Sanyam Agarwal, IAS |
• Senior Superintendent of Police | Smt. Alka Meena IPS |
Area | |
• Total | 684 km2 (264 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 429,754 |
• Rank | 23rd |
• Density | 629/km2 (1,630/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Punjabi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 148XXX |
Vehicle registration | PB-28(for Malerkotla) PB-76(for Ahmedgarh) PB-82(for Ahmedgarh SDM) PB-92(for Amargarh) |
Nearest city | Malerkotla |
Sex ratio | 896 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 76.28% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Sangrur Fatehgarh Sahib |
Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency | 2
•Malerkotla •Amargarh |
Precipitation | 450 millimetres (18 in) |
Avg. summer temperature | 48 °C (118 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 7 °C (45 °F) |
Website | malerkotla |
Malerkotla district is a district in Punjab state of India. It was formed after the bifurcation of Sangrur district.[1] Malerkotla district was carved out of Sangrur and became the 23rd district of Punjab on 02 June, 2021. District Malerkotla is divided into three subdivisions: Malerkotla, Amargarh and Ahmedgarh.
History
[edit]Malerkotla was Malerkotla State a princely state from 1454 until 20 August 1948 when it became a part of Patiala and East Punjab States Union. It was merged with Punjab in 1956 and became a part of the Sangrur district.
Administration
[edit]Malerkotla district is in the state of Punjab in northern India. It is the 23rd district in the Indian state of Punjab.[2] The district was carved out of Sangrur district on 14 May, 2021.[3] Subdivisions of Malerkotla, Ahmedgarh and the sub-tehsil of Amargarh are part of the district.[4]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]Malerkotla district has a population of 429,754 according to the 2011 census.[5] It has an area of 684 Sq Km. It has 3 revenue divisions , municipalities & CD Blocks. There are 175 Gram Panchayats & 192 villages. 40.50% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 93,047 (21.65%) of the population.[6]
Religion
[edit]Sikhism is the majority religion, and is mainly rural. Unlike the rest of erstwhile Punjab, the Muslims of Malerkotla did not move to Pakistan during Partition and Malerkotla still has a sizeable minority of Muslims.[1] Hindus are the third-largest community in urban areas.[7]
Religious group |
1901[8] | 1911[9][10] | 1921[11] | 1931[12] | 1941[13] | |||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Hinduism ![]() |
38,409 | 49.56% | 22,902 | 32.19% | 29,459 | 36.68% | 21,252 | 25.58% | 23,482 | 26.65% |
Islam ![]() |
27,229 | 35.13% | 25,942 | 36.46% | 28,413 | 35.37% | 31,417 | 37.82% | 33,881 | 38.45% |
Sikhism ![]() |
10,495 | 13.54% | 21,018 | 29.54% | 21,828 | 27.18% | 28,982 | 34.89% | 30,320 | 34.41% |
Jainism ![]() |
1,361 | 1.76% | 1,268 | 1.78% | 585 | 0.73% | 1,286 | 1.55% | 310 | 0.35% |
Christianity ![]() |
12 | 0.02% | 14 | 0.02% | 37 | 0.05% | 135 | 0.16% | 116 | 0.13% |
Zoroastrianism ![]() |
0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Buddhism ![]() |
0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Judaism ![]() |
0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Total population | 77,506 | 100% | 71,144 | 100% | 80,322 | 100% | 83,072 | 100% | 88,109 | 100% |
Note: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. |
Language
[edit]At the time of the 2011 census, 96.69% of the population spoke Punjabi and 3.21% Urdu as their first language.[14]
Politics
[edit]Malerkotla district is part of the Malerkotla Assembly constituency. Mohammad Jamil Ur Rehman (AAP) is the MLA since 2022.[15]
The district is part of the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency. By-election to Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency was held on 23 June 2022 and Simranjit Singh Mann was selected as the MP.[16]
Notable people
[edit]- Qimat Rai Gupta, an entrepreneur, and founder, former chairman and managing director of Havells, a global electrical company
- Tarlochan Singh Kler, an interventional cardiologist, medical administrator, writer, chairman at Fortis Heart and Vascular Institute, and receiver of Padam Bhushan award
Gallery
[edit]Monuments and attractions of Malerkotla
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Gurudwara Sahib Haaw Da Naara
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Mubarak Manzil Palace
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Qila
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Railways Station
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Eidgah
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Punjab CM declares state's only Muslim-majority town Malerkotla as district on Eid". Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "Malerkotla is Punjab's 23rd district". The Hindu. 2021-05-14. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Malerkotla is Punjab's 23rd district". The Hindu. 2021-05-14. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ Malerkotla to be 23rd District of Punjab 14 May 2021, The Tribune. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Demography | District Malerkotla, Government of Punjab | India". Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Sangrur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province". 1901. p. 34. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". 1941. p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Election results". Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Sangrur Lok Sabha bypoll on June 23". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 26 May 2022.