Malout (Punjabi: ਮਲੋਟ ) is a city and a municipal council in Muktsar district in the Indian 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.

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 established. 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 recognized as the cotton capital of Punjab. Just to give more organized form to the association it was renamed the Edward Ganj Public Welfare association in 1942.

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)

Malout In Agriculture :  We also read as Malout city is the Main Cotton belt of  Punjab and it too much popular for Agriculture Instrument and these Instrument also popular in near by state as RAJASTHAN, HARYANA. Agriculture full-fill all financial requirement. SURJA RAM MARKET is 1^st grain market of Malout city.

Industry In Malout : It also more Development in Industrial area Suraj Textile Mill, Birla factory, Ganesha Cotton Factory, Prehlada cotton factory, Malout co-operative spinning Mill, Surja Ram & Sons cotton factory, Choudhry Bahadur Chand cotton factory has important place in old time in cotton industry. Now 20 SHELLER in Malout. Without this 'aggricultur industry' 'ice-cube factory' 'Tyre-factory' 'Belting Factory' 'Cement-pipe factory' and 'cold store' show its industrial face. Main bazaar, Loha Bazaar, Super bazaar, Meena bazaar, Pappi Market, Khachi Mandi (Harji Ram), Tehsil Road, Indra Road, New grain market, Old grain market, Kairon Road is main market of malout in these day. Now RELIANCE Company open Departmental Store in Malout. Car bazaar, Jeep bazaar, Scooter-motorcycle bazaar and tractor bazaar of malout is very popular in Punjab .

Govt Facility : Malout City first as sub Tehsil and now Tehsil. SDM and DSP post is also here. Few year ago sub divisional magistrate office building made at Abohar road. New Building of Telephone Exchange built at court road . All Mobile company and land-line telephone company give there service to city. Malout to Delhi, Rewari, Jodhpur, Haridwar Etc. Trains get from this city Railway Station.

Religious Faith : Different  religious people live in Malout Base on “MAANS KI JAAT SABHAY EKEY PEHCHANBO” as No Historical Religious Place in this city but presence of GURUDWARA SAHIB, MANDIR, MASJID, and CHURCH present religious feeling of People. IN Gurudwara Sahib GURUDWARA SAHIB SINGH SABHA, BHAI JAGTA JI GURDWARA, GURDWARA SAHEBZADA BABA AJIT SINGH JI,  GURUDWARA GURU NANAK DEV DEV JI are main Gurudwara sahib of city in the Malout. Mandir SHRI SANATAN DHARM MANDIR, NAVDURGA MANDIR, ARYA SAMAJ MANDIR, SHRI KRISHNA MANDIR, HANUMAN MANDIR  famous MANDIR of city. Now New SHRI SHANI DEV MAHARAJ MANDIR found in malout . AGGARWAL PEER KHANA and SECRAD HEART CHURCH also show other religious faith. Without this DIVYA JYOTI JAGRITI SANSTHAN,  SHRI RAAM SHARNAM GOHANA, RADHA SOAMI SATSANG BEAS, DERA SACHA SODA SIRSA, SANT NIARANKARI BHAWAN, JAIN BHAWAN, SAMTA ASHRAM, VISHAWKARMA BHAWAN, ANAND BHAWAN, SHRI ANANDPUR ASHRAM AND BRAHMKUMARI ASHRAM Present the spiritual feeling of people.

Public Places : PUNJAB PALACE, MAKKAR PALACE, PRITAM PALACE, SEE SHELL RESORT, VIJAY PALACE, JHAMB GUEST HOUSE Etc. Provide the facility. Three Theater ADARSH , JASWANT, AND URANG (NOW CLOSE) provide entertainment to people. Another Citizen club, ladies club or lion-club has its own place in society.

Educational Role : Malout play very important role in Education Areas. In Malout city near about 22-23 school and college’s  GOVT SEC SCHOOL<BOY>, GOVT KANYA SEC SCHOOL, G.T.B. PUBLIC SCHOOL, S.D. HIGH SCHOOL, D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL AND M.R. OSWIN HIGH SCHOOL Etc are Main Popular Schools in City.

DAV COLLEGE, G.T.B. POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, MIMIT,  M.R.S.COLLEGE  AND KALGIDHAR B.ED COLLEGE” are Main Colleges in Malout. Without this ITI COLLEGE, CALL-C CENTER, PERA MEDICAL COLLEGE. Provide professional education to student who’s main feature of our city “MALOUT”. Many student of another city and state come to Malout for get the study . Living legend of  Punjabi singing GURDAS MAAN also study here.  

Main Personality Of Malout Area : CM OF PUNJAB SARDAR PARKASH SINGH BADAL is also proud of Malout. GURDAS MAAN, GUGGU GILL, NIRMAL NIMMA, MRS. ANITA MEET, MANGAL MADAAN, HARVINDER SINGH 'SICHA', BAAZ SINGH (Artist), proud of Malout city.

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