About Malas Village

Malas is a large village in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,289, made up of 1,162 males and 1,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malas village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Reasi
Tehsil	Gool Gulabgarh
Pincode	182313
Area (hectares)	424 hectares
Population	2,289
Male Population	1,162
Female Population	1,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
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 Malas compares

By the 2011 count Malas is the 24th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 424 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Malas

Malas is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Malas 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 Malas from other places

Malas lies about 25 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 14 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 Malas
Tehsil headquarters	Gool Gulabgarh	13 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	14 km
District headquarters	Reasi	25 km
Nearest town	Kulgam	40 km

Villages closest to Malas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gool Gulabgarh 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 Malas

As per the Census of India 2011, Malas village had a population of 2,289. That makes it the 24th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Malas village has 1,162 males and 1,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malas has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Malas is 182313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malas covers 424 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malas falls under Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Malas is Dugga, about 14 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 Malas.

Malas is about 25 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malas is in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district. Gool Gulabgarh is about 13 km away. Dugga is about 14 km away. Reasi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.