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About Malar Village

Malar is a mid sized village in Tiswadi tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,630, made up of 813 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malar village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Tiswadi
Pincode 403403
Area (hectares) 470.27 hectares
Population 1,630
Male Population 813
Female Population 817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malar compares

By the 2011 count Malar is the 8th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents. Its 470.27 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Malar

Malar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malar from other places

Malar lies about 7.5 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Malar
Nearest railway station Karmali 4.3 km
District headquarters North Goa 7.5 km
Nearest town Panjim 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiswadi 12 km

Villages closest to Malar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tiswadi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Malar

As per the Census of India 2011, Malar village had a population of 1,630. That makes it the 8th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,707 residents.

Malar village has 813 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malar has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Malar is 403403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malar covers 470.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malar falls under Tiswadi tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Malar is Karmali, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malar.

Malar is about 7.5 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malar is in Tiswadi tehsil of North Goa district. Karmali is about 4.3 km away. North Goa is about 7.5 km away. Panjim is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naroa (under 2 km), Goltim (under 2 km) and Capao (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Malar today is likely to be higher.

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