About Mala Village

Mala is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,568, made up of 803 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2465.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mala village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181206
Area (hectares)	2465.4 hectares
Population	1,568
Male Population	803
Female Population	765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mala compares

By the 2011 count Mala is the 43rd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 2465.4 hectares work out to about 0.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Mala

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

Mala lies about 32 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Samba, about 6.4 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
Nearest town	Sāmba	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Samba	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	32 km
District headquarters	Jammu	32 km

Villages closest to Mala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mala village had a population of 1,568. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Mala village has 803 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mala has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Mala is 181206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mala covers 2465.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mala falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mala is Samba, about 6.4 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 Mala.

Mala is about 32 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mala is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Sāmba is about 3.4 km away. Samba is about 6.4 km away. Akhnoor is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.