About Malkwal Village

Malkwal is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 19 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkwal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176211
Area (hectares)	22.06 hectares
Population	41
Male Population	19
Female Population	22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,158
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malkwal compares

By the 2011 count Malkwal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 22.06 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Malkwal

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

Malkwal lies about 45 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 14 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 Malkwal
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	14 km
Nearest town	Mamun	25 km
District headquarters	Kangra	45 km

Villages closest to Malkwal

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

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Common questions about Malkwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkwal village had a population of 41. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Malkwal village has 19 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkwal has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Malkwal is 176211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkwal covers 22.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malkwal falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malkwal is Nurpur Road, about 14 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 Malkwal.

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

Malkwal is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 11 km away. Nurpur Road is about 14 km away. Mamun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.