Malerkotla district

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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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Malerkotla district
Eidgah in Malerkotla
Eidgah in Malerkotla
Location in Punjab
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 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
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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

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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]

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Religion in Malerkotla district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Sikhism
50.89%
Islam
33.26%
Hinduism
15.19%
Other or not stated
0.66%
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Religious groups in Malerkotla State (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group
1881[8][9][10] 1891[11] 1901[12] 1911[13][14] 1921[15] 1931[16] 1941[17]
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.
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Language

Languages of Malerkotla district (2011)[18]
  1. Punjabi 96.69 (95.7%)
  2. Urdu 3.21 (3.18%)
  3. Others 1.1 (1.09%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 96.69% of the population spoke Punjabi and 3.21% Urdu as their first language.[18]

Politics

Malerkotla district is part of the Malerkotla Assembly constituency. Mohammad Jamil Ur Rehman (AAP) is the MLA since 2022.[19]

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.[20]

Notable people

Monuments and attractions of Malerkotla

See also

Notes

  1. 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

References

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