# Malakpur Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab)

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Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur 

# Malakpur

Malakpur is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **145025**. The 2011 Census counted **425 people in 85 households**, the 88th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 425people (2011)
- 85households
- 82.3%literacy
- 145025PIN code

## Malakpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malakpur is 145025.** Malakpur falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code145025
- Gram panchayatMalakpur
- Community development blockDera Baba Nanak
- Census village code028874

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Malakpur from nearby towns?

- Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Batala (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Malakpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Malakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dargawal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Batala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dera Baba Nanak
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Malakpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Malakpur

Of every 100 households in Malakpur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 74 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Malakpur · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**40%

Tap water ****8%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**58%

Use banking services ****83%**

**57%

Television ****83%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****74%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Malakpur?

■ Malakpur · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**804

Working population ****42.6%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 74.0% for women. 55% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (16%) · **■** Household industry 22 (12%) · **■** Other work 29 (16%) · **■** Marginal 49 (27%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Baba Nanak

- Mehta487 people
- Gurchak446 people
- Haveli Kalan430 people
- Alawalwala427 people
- Panwan412 people
- Sangtawal405 people
- Doburji396 people
- Ghuman386 people

[All 122 villages in Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malakpur?145025
- How far is Malakpur from Gurdaspur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Malakpur?425 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malakpur in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Malakpur?82.3% (Census 2011)
