About Malar Village

Malar is a mid sized village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 674 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 786 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184204
Area (hectares)	786 hectares
Population	1,280
Male Population	674
Female Population	606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malar compares

By the 2011 count Malar is the 55th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 786 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Malar

Malar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Malar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Malar from other places

Malar lies about 12 km from Billawar, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 35 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 Malar
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	35 km

Villages closest to Malar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malar village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 55th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Malar village has 674 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malar has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Malar is 184204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malar covers 786 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malar falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Malar is Kathua, about 35 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malar.

Malar is about 12 km from Billawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malar is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 12 km away. Kathua is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.