Bana Malwala is a village in Kapurthala district of PunjabState, India. It is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Kapurthala , which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Bana Malwala. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative. Bana Malwala is named after Dewan Bana Mal Gautam who hailed from Gautam (Shori Gotra ) Brahmin family of Nawanshahr, Bana Mal was owner of this village he was Manager of Maharja Randhir Singh Ahluwalia of Kapurthala 's Estate in Oudh (UP) in 1862 A.D and Chief minister of Kapurthala Princely State, Banna Mal built Shivala Mandir known as Banna Mal Shivala in Nawanshahr and also owns Brahampur Village in Phagwara Tehsil.
Demography
According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Bana Malwala has a total number of 19 houses and population of 111 of which include 51 males and 60 females. Literacy rate of Bana Malwala is 54.74%, lower than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 16 which is 14.41% of total population of Bana Malwala, and child sex ratio is approximately 1000 higher than state average of 846.
