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About Malvan Village

Malvan is a large village in Kadana tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,473, made up of 2,323 males and 2,150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389265, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malvan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malvan village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Kadana
Pincode 389265
Area (hectares) 680.42 hectares
Population 4,473
Male Population 2,323
Female Population 2,150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malvan compares

By the 2011 count Malvan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 994 residents. Its 680.42 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Malvan

Malvan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malvan 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 Malvan from other places

Malvan 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 Malvan
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 Malvan

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 Malvan

As per the Census of India 2011, Malvan village had a population of 4,473. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 994 residents.

Malvan village has 2,323 males and 2,150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malvan has about 926 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 Malvan is 389265. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malvan covers 680.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Malvan 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 Malvan.

Malvan 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.

Malvan 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 Mal (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 Malvan today is likely to be higher.

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