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'{{Refimprove|date=January 2009}} <!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details -->{{Infobox Indian jurisdiction | native_name = Malout | type = city | latd = | longd = | state_name = Punjab| district = [[Muktsar district|Muktsar]] | altitude = | population_as_of = 2001 | population_total = 70958| area_magnitude= km² | area_total = | area_telephone = | postal_code = |152107 vehicle_code_range = PB53| sex_ratio = | unlocode = | footnotes = | website=www.MaloutOnline.com | }} '''Malout''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]: ਮਲੋਟ ) is a city and a [[municipal council]] in [[Muktsar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Punjab (India)|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 [[National Highway 10 (India)|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&nbsp;km away from Malout. On the other hand, it is only 45&nbsp;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 stuff which Indians call normally Mal to [[Karachi]]. 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 the time, 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, traders from the nearby villages and town established another small town opposite the old town. 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.<ref>[http://maloutonline.com/ Maloutonline]</ref> ==List of Major Villages== There are many villages fall under tehsil (zone) Malout; Fateh Pur Manian is one of them. This is approximate 15-16 km away from Malout. Many people from this village are now settled in Canada, America and other oversea countries. There are families who belong to "Nakai Missal" - one of 7 missals of "Maharaja Ranjit Singh" (last Sikh emperor). Most of the village population was migrated originally from Pakistan during 1947 division. People residing are very hardworking and most of them depending on farming though some are in government jobs such as teaching profession. There is a government and a private high school in there to educate local students. Mr. Raghbir Singh Sandhu (Nakai) s/o S. Sobha Singh Nakai family is one of the pioneer families to bring moderation to the village. There is a common Sikh Temple for all religions and caste. Fateh Pur Manian is connected with surrounding areas, villages and cities with many link roads. Following are More Villages: Aalam Wala Khema Khera Aspala Khunan Kalan Aulkh Koliyan Wali Bloch kera Kothe Badiyan Bhai Ka Kera Kurai Wala Bhoondar Kabar wala Bodi wala Lakkar Wala Bhagwan Pura Mahni Khera Burja Sidhwa Mal Wala Dabwali Dhab Midha Dabwali Malko Mohlan Dhola Kingra Pakki Tibbi Fakarsar Paniwala Fatta Ghumiyara Ram Nagar Sauke Gurusar Jhoda Rani Wala Enna Khera Rathiria Jhorar Ratta Tibba Jhandwala Charat Singh Sham Khera Kangan Khera Sher Garh Karamgarh Sarawan Bodla Karampatti Tarkhanwala Karni wala Theri Katiya wali Urang Khane Ki Dhab Virk Khera ==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 [[Himalayas]] 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). == Education == *[[Malout Institute of Management and Information Technology (MIMIT)]] *Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College of Engineering and manegment *Govt Sr. Secondary School, Malout *Govt Girls Sen. Sec. School, Malout *D.A.V. College *Maharaja ranjit singh college *Kalgidhar college of Education *Sacred heart convent school *[[Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Malout|GTB Khalsa Sen. Sec. School]] *D.A.V Edwardganj Public School *M.R. Oswin High School''' *S.D.Public Sen. Sec. School *GGS College of Education *DASMESH NURSING INSTITUTION JANDWALA *S.D.institute of higher edu. *CAL-C Computer center, Loha Bazar. ==N G O Malout== *Bharat Vikas Prishad *Lions Club *Guru Nanak mission *Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Welfare Society *Guru Nanak mission,samaj sewi sanstha *Shah Satnam Ji Welfare Society *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 ==References== {{reflist}} {{Muktsar district}} {{coord|30.2167|N|74.4833|E|source:kolossus-itwiki|display=title}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Muktsar district]] [[bn:মালৌত]] [[bpy:মালৌত]] [[it:Malout]] [[pam:Malout]] [[new:मलौत]] [[pt:Malout]] [[vi:Malout]]'