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About Mala Buchan Village

Mala Buchan is a mid sized village in Pattan tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 995, made up of 491 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.5 hectares hectares.

Mala Buchan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mala Buchan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Pattan
Area (hectares) 38.5 hectares
Population 995
Male Population 491
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mala Buchan compares

By the 2011 count Mala Buchan is the 64th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 38.5 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Mala Buchan

Mala Buchan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mala Buchan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mala Buchan from other places

Mala Buchan lies about 26 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 2.5 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 Mala Buchan
Nearest railway station Mazhom 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattan 7.7 km
Nearest town Soyībug 11 km
District headquarters Baramula 26 km

Villages closest to Mala Buchan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pattan 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 Mala Buchan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mala Buchan village had a population of 995. That makes it the 64th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Mala Buchan village has 491 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mala Buchan has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Mala Buchan covers 38.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mala Buchan falls under Pattan tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mala Buchan is Mazhom, about 2.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mala Buchan.

Mala Buchan is about 26 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mala Buchan is in Pattan tehsil of Baramula district. Mazhom is about 2.5 km away. Pattan is about 7.7 km away. Soyībug is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Qasba Malmoh (under 2 km), Agar Kallan (under 2 km) and Aglar (under 2 km).

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

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