Malerkotla district


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 2 June 2021, on the occasion of Eid. District Malerkotla is divided into three Tahsils: Malerkotla, Amargarh and Ahmedgarh.

History

Malerkotla was a princely state from 1454 until 20 August 1948, when it become a part of Punjab States Union. Within PEPSU, it was incorporated into Sangrur district. Amargarh region, on the other hand, had been part of Patiala State before 1948 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.
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.

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 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.

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 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