Why visit Malout
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About Malout
Malout is a town, just outside of Muktsar Sahib city in the Muktsar district of the Indian state of Punjab. It is in the southern Punjab "cotton belt", where production per kilometer is one of the highest in India. Malout is on NH-354 and NH-9 and NH-7, which connects Fazilka to New Delhi. The boundaries of Haryana and Rajasthan are 30 kilometres (19 mi) and 65 kilometres (40 mi), respectively, from the town.
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Restaurants and cafes1
ONE BITE MALOUT
Restaurant · Burger, Pizza, Chicken, Sandwich, American, Ice Cream, French · 1.9 km
134 sky mall, malout
Mo-Su 10:30-22:00
Gas and EV charging4
Healthcare11
History
During British rule, in 1853, Chaudhary Nanaka Ram Godara of Lunkaransar (Bikaner) purchased approximately 4,800 acres of land from the British, then divided it among his sons; Sardara Ram Godara, Narayan Ram Godara, and Harji Ram Godara; who began agricultural and industrial development. When the railway station was planned around 1898, Chaudhary Nanaka Ram Godara is credited with donating land for its construction and the creation of a township.
The arrival of the Bathinda–Karachi railway line in 1917–18 accelerated urban formation. Chaudhary Harji Ram Godara, a major landholder, established a market near the station called Harji Ram Mandi, becoming a critical hub for regional commerce. The first three havelis in Malout were built by the Chaudhary families in 1918.
In 1919, local merchants from various other places led by Seth Thakar Das Ahuja approached Chaudhary Harji Ram to acquire plots which did not happen. Later, a seven-member committee purchased 200 acres from the Zamindar of Sheikhhu for ₹114,163.32. Shops and residences were laid out under this plan opposite to Chaudhary Harji Ram Mandi. On 19 March 1920, Malout was formally established, and on 17 November 1921 concurrent with the Prince of Wales's visit the market was renamed Edward Ganj, with the inauguration of a water purification system by district officials.
From the History section of Malout on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Malout
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bhisiana Air Force Station (BUP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 27 km away.
- Giddarbāha 18 km east, about 18 min by car
- Abohar 28 km west, about 28 min by car
- Muktsar 29 km north, about 29 min by car
- Bhisiyāna 29 km east, about 29 min by car
- Mandi Dabwāli 34 km southeast, about 34 min by car
- Sangat Kalān 37 km east, about 37 min by car
- Dabwāli 38 km southeast, about 38 min by car
- Baruwāli 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Bathinda 44 km east, about 44 min by car
- Sri Ganganagar 67 km southwest, about 1 h by car
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- Malout NH10, Unknown author, CC BY 3.0
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