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About Mal Village

Mal is a mid sized village in Kadana tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 392 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mal village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Kadana
Pincode 389220
Area (hectares) 285.49 hectares
Population 761
Male Population 392
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mal compares

By the 2011 count Mal is the 59th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 994 residents. Its 285.49 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Mal

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

How far is Mal from other places

Mal lies about 45 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Piplod, about 51 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 Mal
Tehsil headquarters Kadana 3.3 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 26 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 45 km
Nearest railway station Piplod 51 km

Villages closest to Mal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadana 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 Mal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mal village had a population of 761. That makes it the 59th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 994 residents.

Mal village has 392 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mal has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Mal is 389220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mal covers 285.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mal falls under Kadana tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mal is Piplod, about 51 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mal.

Mal is about 45 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mal is in Kadana tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Kadana is about 3.3 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 26 km away. Panch Mahals is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malvan (under 2 km), Balujina Muvada (under 2 km) and Saliya Muvadi (under 2 km).

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

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