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Malerkotla district

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.

Malerkotla district
District of Punjab, India
Eidgah in Malerkotla
Eidgah in Malerkotla
Location in Punjab
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 30°32′N 75°53′E / 30.53°N 75.88°E / 30.53; 75.88
Country India
State Punjab
DivisionPatiala
Established02 June 2021
HeadquartersMalerkotla
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerSh.Sanyam Agarwal, IAS
 • Senior Superintendent of PoliceSmt. Alka Meena IPS
Area
 • Total
684 km2 (264 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
429,754
 • Rank23rd
 • Density629/km2 (1,630/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
148XXX
Vehicle registrationPB-28(for Malerkotla)
PB-76(for Ahmedgarh)
PB-82(for Ahmedgarh SDM)
PB-92(for Amargarh)
Nearest cityMalerkotla
Sex ratio896 ♂/♀
Literacy76.28%
Lok Sabha constituencySangrur
Fatehgarh Sahib
Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency2

•Malerkotla

•Amargarh
Precipitation450 millimetres (18 in)
Avg. summer temperature48 °C (118 °F)
Avg. winter temperature7 °C (45 °F)
Websitemalerkotla.nic.in

History

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Main article: Malerkotla

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

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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

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Population

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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

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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]

Religion in Malerkotla district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Sikhism
 
 50.89%
Islam
 
 33.26%
Hinduism
 
 15.19%
Other or not stated
 
 0.66%
Religious groups in Malerkotla State (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group 		1901[8] 1911[9][10] 1921[11] 1931[12] 1941[13]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Hinduism  [a] 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

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Languages of Malerkotla district (2011)[14]

  Punjabi (96.69%)
  Urdu (3.21%)
  Others (1.10%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 96.69% of the population spoke Punjabi and 3.21% Urdu as their first language.[14]

Politics

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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

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

References

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  1. ^ a b "Punjab CM declares state's only Muslim-majority town Malerkotla as district on Eid". Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  2. ^ "Malerkotla is Punjab's 23rd district". The Hindu. 2021-05-14. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  3. ^ "Malerkotla is Punjab's 23rd district". The Hindu. 2021-05-14. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  4. ^ Malerkotla to be 23rd District of Punjab 14 May 2021, The Tribune. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Demography | District Malerkotla, Government of Punjab | India". Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  6. ^ "District Census Handbook: Sangrur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  10. ^ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". 1941. p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  15. ^ "Election results". Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Sangrur Lok Sabha bypoll on June 23". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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