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About Malwan Village

Malwan is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 90 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malwan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 90
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Malwan compares

By the 2011 count Malwan is the 161st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Malwan

Malwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malwan 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 Malwan from other places

Malwan lies about 18 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 5.9 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 Malwan
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 7.6 km
District headquarters Kathua 18 km

Villages closest to Malwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malwan village had a population of 180. That makes it the 161st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Malwan village has 90 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malwan has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Malwan is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malwan covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malwan falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Malwan is Chhan Arorian, about 5.9 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 Malwan.

Malwan is about 18 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malwan is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 5.9 km away. Hiranagar is about 7.6 km away. Kathua is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Changi (under 2 km), Bandhor (under 2 km) and Chak Nathal (1.6 km).

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

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