Malerkotla district is a district in Punjab state of India. It was formed after the bifurcation of Sangrur district and became the 23rd district of Punjab on 2 June 2021, on the occasion of Eid. District Malerkotla is divided into three Tahsils: Malerkotla, Amargarh and Ahmedgarh.Malerkotla tahsil The district is part of the Patiala division.
History Malerkotla was a princely state from 1454 until 20 August 1948, when it become a part of 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 1948Punjab Phulkian States Gazetteers, Volume XVII-A, 1904, p. 139. Available at Archive.org and was also merged into Sangrur district under PEPSU. In 1956, PEPSU was dissolved and merged into the state of Punjab. In 2021, Malerkotla district was formed out of Sangrur district. Despite its formation, adequate infrastructure befitting of a district is yet to be provided fully to Malerkotla district.
Administration
Malerkotla is the 23rd district in the state of Punjab in northern India.
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.About Malerkotla district
Subdistricts of Malerkotla district According to the Indian government's integrated online directory, Malerkotla district is divided into the following subdistricts (tehsils/subdivisions) and blocks:
Subdistricts Ahmedgarh Amargarh Malerkotla Blocks: Ahmedgarh Amargarh Malerkotla (Head Quarter)
Demographics Population Malerkotla district has a population of 429,754 according to the 2011 census. 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.
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. Hindus are the third-largest community in urban areas.
+ Religious groups in Malerkotla State (British Punjab province era)Religiousgroup1881189119011911192119311941 Sikhism 28,931 7,625 10,495 21,018 21,828 28,982 30,320 Islam 24,616 26,866 27,229 25,942 28,413 31,417 33,881 Hinduism 16,178 39,973 38,409 22,902 29,459 21,252 23,482 Jainism 1,323 1,276 1,361 1,268 585 1,286 310 Christianity 3 15 12 14 37 135 116 Zoroastrianism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buddhism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Judaism 0 0 0 0 0 0 Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total population 71,051 75,755 77,506 71,144 80,322 83,072 88,109
Language
At the time of the 2011 census, 94.69% of the population spoke Punjabi and 4.21% Urdu as their first language.
Politics Malerkotla district is part of the Malerkotla Assembly constituency. Mohammad Jamil Ur Rehman (AAP) is the MLA since 2022.
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.
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
See also Malerkotla State
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