About Malangam Village

Malangam is one of the larger villages in Bandipora tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,973, made up of 4,646 males and 4,327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malangam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malangam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Bandipora
Pincode	193502
Area (hectares)	573.4 hectares
Population	8,973
Male Population	4,646
Female Population	4,327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malangam compares

By the 2011 count Malangam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents. Its 573.4 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Malangam

Malangam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malangam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Malangam from other places

Malangam lies about 8.2 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 22 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 Malangam
Tehsil headquarters	Bandipora	8.2 km
District headquarters	Bandipore	8.2 km
Nearest town	Bandipura	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Sopur	22 km

Villages closest to Malangam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malangam village had a population of 8,973. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents.

Malangam village has 4,646 males and 4,327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malangam has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Malangam is 193502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malangam covers 573.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malangam falls under Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Malangam is Sopur, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malangam.

Malangam is about 8.2 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malangam is in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district. Bandipora is about 8.2 km away. Bandipore is about 8.2 km away. Bandipura is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.