Malerkotla district

Malerkotla district
District of Punjab, India
Eidgah in Malerkotla
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 30°32′N75°53′E / 30.53°N 75.88°E / 30.53; 75.88
Country	India
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)
Headquarters	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.nic.in

Malerkotla district is a district in Punjab state of India. It was formed after the bifurcation of Sangrur district. Malerkotla district was carved out of Sangrur and became the 23rd district of Punjab on 02 June, 2021, on the occasion of Eid. ^[1] District Malerkotla is divided into three Tahsils: Malerkotla, Amargarh and Ahmedgarh. ^[2]

History

Main article: Malerkotla

Malerkotla was a princely state from 1454 until 20 August 1948, when it become a part of formed Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU). Within PEPSU, it was incorporated into Sangrur district. Amargarh region, on the other hand, had been part of Patiala State before 1948 ^[3] and was also merged into Sangrur district under PEPSU. In 1956, PEPSU was dissolved and merged into the state of Punjab.

Administration

Malerkotla district is in the state of Punjab in northern India. It is the 23rd district in the Indian state of Punjab. ^[4]

On 2 June 2021, Malerkotla was carved out of Sangrur to become the 23rd district of Punjab. The new district comprises three subdivisions: Malerkotla, Amargarh, and Ahmedgarh. ^[5]

Demographics

Population

Malerkotla district has a population of 429,754 according to the 2011 census. ^[6] 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. ^[7]

Religion

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. ^[8]

Religion in Malerkotla district (2011) [8] 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	1881 [9] [10] [11]		1891 [12]		1901 [13]		1911 [14] [15]		1921 [16]		1931 [17]		1941 [18]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Sikhism	28,931	40.72%	7,625	10.07%	10,495	13.54%	21,018	29.54%	21,828	27.18%	28,982	34.89%	30,320	34.41%
Islam	24,616	34.65%	26,866	35.46%	27,229	35.13%	25,942	36.46%	28,413	35.37%	31,417	37.82%	33,881	38.45%
Hinduism [a]	16,178	22.77%	39,973	52.77%	38,409	49.56%	22,902	32.19%	29,459	36.68%	21,252	25.58%	23,482	26.65%
Jainism	1,323	1.86%	1,276	1.68%	1,361	1.76%	1,268	1.78%	585	0.73%	1,286	1.55%	310	0.35%
Christianity	3	0%	15	0.02%	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%	0	0%	0	0%
Buddhism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Judaism	—	—	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Others	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Total population	71,051	100%	75,755	100%	77,506	100%	71,144	100%	80,322	100%	83,072	100%	88,109	100%
Note1: 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. Note2: British Punjab province era figures are for Malerkotla State.

Language

Languages of Malerkotla district (2011) ^[19]

1. Punjabi (96.69%)
2. Urdu (3.21%)
3. Others (1.1%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 96.69% of the population spoke Punjabi and 3.21% Urdu as their first language. ^[19]

Politics

Malerkotla district is part of the Malerkotla Assembly constituency. Mohammad Jamil Ur Rehman (AAP) is the MLA since 2022. ^[20]

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. ^[21]

Notable people

• 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

Monuments and attractions of Malerkotla

• 
  Gurudwara Sahib Haaw Da Naara
• 
  Mubarak Manzil Palace
• 
  Qila
• 
  Railways Station
• 
  Eidgah

See also

• Malerkotla State

Notes

1. 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

References

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