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About Malvan Village

Malvan is a large village in Dhrangadhra tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,074, made up of 2,047 males and 2,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4194.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malvan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malvan village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Dhrangadhra
Pincode 363310
Area (hectares) 4194.12 hectares
Population 4,074
Male Population 2,047
Female Population 2,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malvan compares

By the 2011 count Malvan is the 4th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,268 residents. Its 4194.12 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

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 10+ km distance. 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 39 km from Surendranagar, and the nearest railway station is Jatpipli, about 5.2 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
Nearest railway station Jatpipli 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhrangadhra 30 km
Nearest town Dhrāngadhra 30 km
District headquarters Surendranagar 39 km

Villages closest to Malvan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhrangadhra 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 4,074. That makes it the 4th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,268 residents.

Malvan village has 2,047 males and 2,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malvan has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Malvan is 363310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malvan covers 4194.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malvan falls under Dhrangadhra tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Malvan is Jatpipli, about 5.2 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 10+ km distance for Malvan.

Malvan is about 39 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malvan is in Dhrangadhra tehsil of Surendranagar district. Jatpipli is about 5.2 km away. Dhrangadhra is about 30 km away. Dhrāngadhra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Methan (14 km), Dudapur (17 km) and Hirapur (19 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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