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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Malout
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| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline = Malout NH10.jpg
| image_alt = Busy four-lane highway
| image_caption = National Highway 9 in Malout, [[Muktsar district]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
| pushpin_map = India Punjab
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|30.190|N|74.499|E|region:IN-PB|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Muktsar district|Muktsar]]
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| government_type = Municipal Council
| governing_body = Malout Municipal Council
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 81,406
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 152107<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.in/PUNJAB/MUKTSAR/MALOUT_PINCODE|title=Malout Muktsar Pin Code|website=Citypincode.in|url-status=live|access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref>
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 1637
| registration_plate = PB-53
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'''Malout''' is a [[town]], just outside of [[Sri Muktsar Sahib|Muktsar Sahib city]] in the [[Muktsar district]] of the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. It is in the southern Punjab "cotton belt", where production per kilometer is one of the highest in [[India]]. Malout is on [[National Highway 354 (India)|NH-354]] and [[National Highway 9 (India)|NH-9]] and [[National Highway 7 (India)|NH-7]], which connects [[Fazilka]] to [[New Delhi]]. The boundaries of [[Haryana]] and [[Rajasthan]] are {{convert|30|km}} and {{convert|65|km}}, respectively, from the town. Malout is {{convert|55|km}} from the border with [[Pakistan]], and has been affected by military incidents.

==History==

Shiv Singh Johiya (959 AD) was ruler of Kot Malot (Muktsar) (Punjab). He was attacked by Yavanas in 959 AD and lost his kingdom. He along with 12 sons moved from Kot Malot (Malout) (Muktsar) (Punjab) to Sidhmukh in Rajasthan. Khemraj was eldest son of Raja Shiv Singh (959 AD),and 12 th son was malaji who is said to have given name to Mechu Clan of Jats.
Malout was founded 400–500 years ago, and the origin of its name is uncertain. In 1917, the British government established the [[Bathinda]]–[[Karachi]] railway line; the Malout railway station was built the following year. The town was incorporated on 19 March 1920. A seven-member committee purchased land, which was divided into shopping and residential areas.

On 17 November 1921, [[Firozpur district]] commissioner J. C. [[Koldsitrimiu]] established a water-storage and -purification tank system in Malout. [[Edward VIII|Edward]], [[Prince of Wales]], visited the region that day and the system was named in his honour.

Malout began growing, and the town had a post office, [[telephone exchange]], guest house and cemetery by the end of 1940. With cotton producers and the [[agricultural machinery industry]], Malout and its nearby villages were known as the cotton capital of Punjab.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maloutonline.com/|title=Maloutonline|access-date=6 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=September 2019}}

==Commerce and industry==
Malout is known for its agricultural-equipment manufacturing industry. Agricultural equipment made in the town is sold throughout Punjab and the rest of India. Other major industries in the region are cotton cultivation and apparel manufacturing; the clothing business in Malout dates back several centuries. A substantial market exists for used cars and motorcycles.

==Climate==
The region's temperature varies widely by season. Summer temperatures reach {{convert|48|–|50|°C}}, and winter temperatures fall to {{convert|1|–|2|°C}}. The western [[Himalayas]] in the north and the [[Thar Desert]] in the south and southwest primarily determine the climate. The [[Monsoon#Southwest monsoon|south-western monsoon]] brings nearly 70 percent of the annual rainfall from July to September. Most of the district has an arid (tropic) moisture regime, according to soil-classification criteria. Soil-moisture computations using the Newhall mathematical model indicate that the region has a "weak aridic" moisture regime (Van Wambeke, 1985).{{Full citation needed|date=September 2019}}

=={{anchor|Engineering Colleges}}Education==
[[Malout Institute of Management and Information Technology]] is a government engineering college, and [[Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa Institute of Engineering & Technology, Chhapianwali, Malout|Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa Institute of Engineering and Technology]] is a private college. The town has government senior secondary schools for boys and girls, and a number of English-language private schools. D. A. V. Edward Ganj Senior Secondary Public School is one of Malout's oldest schools. Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa Senior Secondary School and S. D. Senior Secondary School are the oldest private schools, and Sacred Heart Convent School offers an [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] curriculum. The [[D.A.V. College Managing Committee]] offers graduate and post-graduate courses.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

=={{anchor|Politics and administration}}Political representation==
[[Ajaib Singh Bhatti]], [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Malout Assembly Constituency]], was elected in 2017. His predecessor was S. Harpreet Singh Kotbhai.

=={{anchor|Notable People}}Notable residents==
* [[Rohit Bansal]], [[chief executive officer]] and co-founder of [[Snapdeal]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mookerji |first1=Nivedita |title=Flipkart CEO wanted to be a gamer, Snapdeal chief a food and film critic |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/flipkart-ceo-wanted-to-be-a-gamer-snapdeal-chief-a-food-and-film-critic-114080500001_1.html |accessdate=6 September 2019 |work=Business Standard |date=5 August 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416171527/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/flipkart-ceo-wanted-to-be-a-gamer-snapdeal-chief-a-food-and-film-critic-114080500001_1.html |archivedate=16 April 2019}}</ref>
* [[Kamalpreet Kaur]], Indian Athlete
* [[Simranjot Singh Makkar]], [[Former PTC, Daily Post Punjabi Special Correspondent Current Journalist of On Air]]
* [[Harmanjot Sidhu]], Director & Radio Jockey on [[Desi World Radio]]
* [[Milan Singh Hans]], Founder & CEO of [[Malout Online Group]], [[Class ON]]

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Sri Muktsar Sahib district]]

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