Malerkotla district

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Malerkotla district
District of Punjab, India
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Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 30°32′N75°53′E / 30.53°N 75.88°E / 30.53; 75.88
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State Punjab
DivisionPatiala
Established02 June 2021
Headquarters Malerkotla
Government
 •  Deputy Commissioner Sh.Sanyam Agarwal, IAS
 •  Senior Superintendent of Police Smt. Alka Meena IPS
Area
 • Total684 km2 (264 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total429,754
 • Rank23rd
 • Density629/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 ♂/♀
Literacy76.28%
Lok Sabha constituency Sangrur
Fatehgarh Sahib
Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency2

•Malerkotla

•Amargarh
Precipitation 450 millimetres (18 in)
Avg. summer temperature48 °C (118 °F)
Avg. winter temperature7 °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. [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.

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History

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

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

Population

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

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]
ReligionPercent
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 Om.svg [lower-alpha 1] 38,40922,90229,45921,25223,482
Islam Star and Crescent.svg 27,22925,94228,41331,41733,881
Sikhism Khanda.svg 10,49521,01821,82828,98230,320
Jainism Jain Prateek Chihna.svg 1,3611,2685851,286310
Christianity Christian cross.svg 121437135116
Zoroastrianism Faravahar.svg 00000
Buddhism Dharma Wheel (2).svg 00000
Judaism Star of David.svg 00000
Others00000
Total population77,50671,14480,32283,07288,109
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

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

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

Monuments and attractions of Malerkotla

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

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