Malout
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Malout is a city and a municipal council
in Muktsar district
in the India
n state
of Punjab
. Located in southern Punjab, it is a prominent town in the cotton belt where production per unit area is one of the highest in India.
Malout is a well known city of Punjab established on NH-10
with a 4 lane Grand Trunk (GT) road, which is the pride of the city. This highway connects New Delhi
to Fazilka
through the city. This town is at the border of three Indian states (Punjab, Haryana
and Rajasthan
) and two countries (India and Pakistan
). The boundaries of Haryana and Rajasthan are just 30 and 65 km away from Malout. On the other hand, it is only 45 km from Pakistan, so the area was highly active in emergency time due to military actions.
In 1917, the British government established the Bathinda - Karachi railway line, to transport the goods from this part of India to Karachi. Malout Railway Station was established on the line in 1918. Choudhry Harji Ram of Malout village, one of the richest persons of his time, also more popularly known as the 'king of cotton' of Punjab, established a new town near the railway station at west side, which was called Mandi Harji Raam. (Mandi means small town in Punjab).
With the growth of the area due to trading established by the railways network, other rich people wanted to establish their business base in Malout near the railway station. But Choudhry Harji Ram refused to provide them land in his area, leading to the new Malout establishment coming into existence on 19 March 1920. Under the leadership of Seth Thakur Das Ahuja, traders from the nearby villages and town established another small town opposite the old town. Thakur Das Ahuja had five sons, namely Madan Mohan Ahuja, Manohar Lal Ahuja, Balraj Ahuja, Avtar Krishan Ahuja and Ramesh Chander Ahuja. He had several grand-children including Karan Ahuja, Sandeep Kumar Ahuja, Sanjay Ahuja and Ajay Ahuja. Thakur Das Ahuja's descendants remain one of the most prominent families of Malout. A seven member committee purchased land of 100 Beghas of Shekhu villages with the cost of 1lac 40 thousand 163 Rs and 38 paisa, which was then divided in a planned and modernized way into shopping and residential areas.
On 17 November 1921, the District Commissioner of Ferozpur District, J. C. Koldsitrimiu, established large water storage and purification tank system in the town. This was the same day when the future King-Emperor Edward VIII came to this part of the India for survey. The new establishment was named in his honour as Edward Ganj Malout Mandi.
With the passage of time, the small town started growing and by the end of 1940 a post office, telephone exchange
, guest house, rest house and graveyard Shamshan Bhumi were establsihedd. Because of high cotton cultivation many cotton factories and agricultural machinery industries came into existence in the city and the nearby village area and hence this area was recognised as the cotton capital of Punjab. Just to give more organised form to the association it was renamed the Edward Ganj Public Welfare association in 1942.
Another major industry in the region is related to high cotton cultivation in the region. Since past few years, cotton related business has been booming in the region.
It is worth mentioning here that the market for second hand cars and two wheelers have grown up to become one of the biggest in the region. The business is generating good revenue for the local automobile work-shops and dealers.
Fathepur Maaniawala
Alam Wala
Baba Khera
Khema Khera
Aspala
Pushpinder Bagh
Khunan Kalan
Aulkh
Koliyan Wali
Bloch kera
Kothe Badiyan
Bhai Ka Kera
Kurai Wala
Bhoondar
Kabar wala
Bodi wala
Lakkar Wala
Bhagwan Pura
Rishu Pura
Mahni Khera
Los Malout
Burja Sidhwa
Mt. Malout
$Mal Wala$
Dabwali Dhab
Midha
Dabwali
Malko
Mohlan
Dhola Kingra
Stalker Pakki
Tibbi
Fakarsar
Paniwala
Fatta
Ghumiyara
$Ram Nagar$
Sauke
Gurusar
Jhoda
Kittu
Garh Rani Wala
Enna Khera
USSM Rathiria
$Jhorar$
Ratta Tibba
Jhandwala
Charat Singh
Sham Khera
Kangan Khera
Sher Garh
Karamgarh
Sarawan Bodla
Shishir Ki Dhani
Karampatti
Tarkhanwala
Neeraj Waala
Karni wala
Theri
Katiya wali
Urang
Khane Ki Dhab
Virk Khera
Khera
these villeges are under malout subdivison There is post of DSP in malout who superwise 5 police stations namely LAKHEWALI,KABARWALA,SADAR MALOUT,CITY MALOUT,LAMBI... one SDM post is also there Two judicial magestrates are also there to look after judicial work ........DSP Mukhwinder Bhullar PPS is posted there from last long time who is very popular in respectebles and his name is sufficients for criminals to stop there activities....
2. Bansi Da Dhaba
3. Grain Market
5. MIMIT Park
6. New Fancy Cloth House
7. Shri Singh Sabha Gurudwara Saheb
in the north and the Thar Desert
in the south and southwest mainly determine the climate conditions. The south-western monsoon brings the much needed rain bearing depression during summer (July to September). Nearly 70% of rainfall is during these months. The major part of the district qualifies for aridic (tropic) moisture regime according to the criteria laid down in soil taxonomy. Soil moisture regime computations employing the Newhall mathematical model indicate that the area has a 'weak aridic' moisture regime (Van Wambeke, 1985). In the aridic (torric) moisture regime, the moisture control section in most of the year is dry in all parts for more than half the time (cumulative).
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
in Muktsar district
Muktsar District
Sri Muktsar Sahib district is one of the Twenty Two districts in the state of Punjab in northwest India. Its capital is Muktsar; other towns include Malout, the largest town by population, and Gidderbaha....
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
. Located in southern Punjab, it is a prominent town in the cotton belt where production per unit area is one of the highest in India.
Malout is a well known city of Punjab established on NH-10
National Highway 10 (India)
National Highway 10 a National Highway, length , in northern India that originates at Delhi and ends at the town of Fazilka in Punjab near the Indo-Pak Border.-External links:* Map of NH-10...
with a 4 lane Grand Trunk (GT) road, which is the pride of the city. This highway connects New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
to Fazilka
Fazilka
Fazilka is a city and a municipal council and 22nd newest district in the state of Punjab, India and recently declared as District on July 27, 2011 consisting three subdivisions Fazilka, Jalalabad and Abohar besides three sub-tehsils Arniwala Sheikh Suban, Sito Guno and Khuian Sarwar.- History...
through the city. This town is at the border of three Indian states (Punjab, Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
and Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
) and two countries (India and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
). The boundaries of Haryana and Rajasthan are just 30 and 65 km away from Malout. On the other hand, it is only 45 km from Pakistan, so the area was highly active in emergency time due to military actions.
History
Malout city is 4-5 centuries old. The origin of the name of Malout city is disputed, but the most famous suggestions are the following:- - People of Maan cast founded a fort here, Kacha Kot, leading to popular name Mankot Nagar. With the passage of time people stated calling the city Manout and later Malout
- - After a popular wrestler (Mall) who was very helpful to people, so the name of this city became Maal-di-out then Malout.
- - The British set up a base there to import and export glucose which Indians call normally Mal to KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
. At that time this city was very famous as Mal out centre, so people started calling this city as Malout,
In 1917, the British government established the Bathinda - Karachi railway line, to transport the goods from this part of India to Karachi. Malout Railway Station was established on the line in 1918. Choudhry Harji Ram of Malout village, one of the richest persons of his time, also more popularly known as the 'king of cotton' of Punjab, established a new town near the railway station at west side, which was called Mandi Harji Raam. (Mandi means small town in Punjab).
With the growth of the area due to trading established by the railways network, other rich people wanted to establish their business base in Malout near the railway station. But Choudhry Harji Ram refused to provide them land in his area, leading to the new Malout establishment coming into existence on 19 March 1920. Under the leadership of Seth Thakur Das Ahuja, traders from the nearby villages and town established another small town opposite the old town. Thakur Das Ahuja had five sons, namely Madan Mohan Ahuja, Manohar Lal Ahuja, Balraj Ahuja, Avtar Krishan Ahuja and Ramesh Chander Ahuja. He had several grand-children including Karan Ahuja, Sandeep Kumar Ahuja, Sanjay Ahuja and Ajay Ahuja. Thakur Das Ahuja's descendants remain one of the most prominent families of Malout. A seven member committee purchased land of 100 Beghas of Shekhu villages with the cost of 1lac 40 thousand 163 Rs and 38 paisa, which was then divided in a planned and modernized way into shopping and residential areas.
On 17 November 1921, the District Commissioner of Ferozpur District, J. C. Koldsitrimiu, established large water storage and purification tank system in the town. This was the same day when the future King-Emperor Edward VIII came to this part of the India for survey. The new establishment was named in his honour as Edward Ganj Malout Mandi.
With the passage of time, the small town started growing and by the end of 1940 a post office, telephone exchange
Telephone exchange
In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls...
, guest house, rest house and graveyard Shamshan Bhumi were establsihedd. Because of high cotton cultivation many cotton factories and agricultural machinery industries came into existence in the city and the nearby village area and hence this area was recognised as the cotton capital of Punjab. Just to give more organised form to the association it was renamed the Edward Ganj Public Welfare association in 1942.
Commerce & Industry
Malout is famous for its agriculture equipment manufacturing industry. Agriculture related equipments made in Malout are sold in various parts of Punjab and nation.Another major industry in the region is related to high cotton cultivation in the region. Since past few years, cotton related business has been booming in the region.
It is worth mentioning here that the market for second hand cars and two wheelers have grown up to become one of the biggest in the region. The business is generating good revenue for the local automobile work-shops and dealers.
List of Major Villages
There are many villages fall under tehsil (zone) Malout;Fathepur Maaniawala
Alam Wala
Baba Khera
Khema Khera
Aspala
Pushpinder Bagh
Khunan Kalan
Aulkh
Koliyan Wali
Bloch kera
Kothe Badiyan
Bhai Ka Kera
Kurai Wala
Bhoondar
Kabar wala
Bodi wala
Lakkar Wala
Bhagwan Pura
Rishu Pura
Mahni Khera
Los Malout
Burja Sidhwa
Mt. Malout
$Mal Wala$
Dabwali Dhab
Midha
Dabwali
Malko
Mohlan
Dhola Kingra
Stalker Pakki
Tibbi
Fakarsar
Paniwala
Fatta
Ghumiyara
$Ram Nagar$
Sauke
Gurusar
Jhoda
Kittu
Garh Rani Wala
Enna Khera
USSM Rathiria
$Jhorar$
Ratta Tibba
Jhandwala
Charat Singh
Sham Khera
Kangan Khera
Sher Garh
Karamgarh
Sarawan Bodla
Shishir Ki Dhani
Karampatti
Tarkhanwala
Neeraj Waala
Karni wala
Theri
Katiya wali
Urang
Khane Ki Dhab
Virk Khera
Khera
these villeges are under malout subdivison There is post of DSP in malout who superwise 5 police stations namely LAKHEWALI,KABARWALA,SADAR MALOUT,CITY MALOUT,LAMBI... one SDM post is also there Two judicial magestrates are also there to look after judicial work ........DSP Mukhwinder Bhullar PPS is posted there from last long time who is very popular in respectebles and his name is sufficients for criminals to stop there activities....
Populer Places
1. Bajaj Hotel2. Bansi Da Dhaba
3. Grain Market
5. MIMIT Park
6. New Fancy Cloth House
7. Shri Singh Sabha Gurudwara Saheb
Climate
There is wide seasonal temperature variation in Malout area. In summers the temperature reaches as high up as 48-50°C and in winters as low as 1-2°C. The Western HimalayasHimalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
in the north and the Thar Desert
Thar Desert
The Thar Desert |Punjab]] province. The Cholistan Desert adjoins the Thar desert spreading into Pakistani Punjab province.-Location and description:...
in the south and southwest mainly determine the climate conditions. The south-western monsoon brings the much needed rain bearing depression during summer (July to September). Nearly 70% of rainfall is during these months. The major part of the district qualifies for aridic (tropic) moisture regime according to the criteria laid down in soil taxonomy. Soil moisture regime computations employing the Newhall mathematical model indicate that the area has a 'weak aridic' moisture regime (Van Wambeke, 1985). In the aridic (torric) moisture regime, the moisture control section in most of the year is dry in all parts for more than half the time (cumulative).
Education
- Holy Angels School ,Malout
- Malout Institute of Management and Information Technology (MIMIT)Malout Institute of Management and Information Technology (MIMIT)Malout Institute of Management and Information Technology in Malout, Punjab, India, is under the guidance of a Board of Governors, headed by the Technical Education Minister, government of Punjab...
- Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College of Engineering and manegment
- Govt Sr. Secondary School, Malout
- D.A.V. College
- Maharaja ranjit singh college
- Kalgidhar college of Education
- Sacred heart convent school
- GTB Khalsa Sen. Sec. SchoolGuru Teg Bahadur Khalsa Senior Secondary School, MaloutGuru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa Senior Secondary School is in the city Malout of Punjab state of India....
- D.A.V Edwardganj Public School
- M.R. Oswin High School
- S.D.Public Sen. Sec. School
- GGS College of Education Malout
- DASMESH NURSING INSTITUTION JANDWALA
- Kalgidhar Industrial Training Institute
- MSD Model School Malout
N G O Malout
- Shri Mahawir Gaushala
- Shah Satnam ji Green welfare force
- Bharat Vikas Prishad
- Youth cultrual & sports club
- Lions Club (Munish Gagneja)
- Shri Krishan Bhagwan gaushala
- Guru Nanak mission,President- Pamma Brar
- Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Welfare Society
- Guru Nanak mission,samaj sewi sanstha
- Aashirwad Jansewa Samiti(President)Varinder Bajaj
- Sehyog jansewa Sanstha(President)Manoj Asija
- Akasdeep Yadgari Sanstha(President)Dayal Singh sandhu
- Parminder Yadgari Sports Club(President)Hardev Singh Jhorar
- Sahara Sewa-(President)Naveen Goyal
- Guru Gobind Singh Mission-(President)S S Gill
- Malout Seeds & Pesticides Club,Malout