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About Malikot Village

Malikot 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 2,869, made up of 1,437 males and 1,432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1727.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malikot village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Reasi
Tehsil Gool Gulabgarh
Pincode 182315
Area (hectares) 1727.2 hectares
Population 2,869
Male Population 1,437
Female Population 1,432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malikot compares

By the 2011 count Malikot is the 19th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 1727.2 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Malikot

Malikot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malikot as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Malikot from other places

Malikot lies about 36 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 31 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 Malikot
Tehsil headquarters Gool Gulabgarh 15 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 31 km
District headquarters Reasi 36 km
Nearest town Kulgam 39 km

Villages closest to Malikot

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.

Common questions about Malikot

As per the Census of India 2011, Malikot village had a population of 2,869. That makes it the 19th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Malikot village has 1,437 males and 1,432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malikot has about 997 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 Malikot is 182315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malikot covers 1727.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Malikot is Dugga, about 31 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malikot.

Malikot is about 36 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malikot is in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district. Gool Gulabgarh is about 15 km away. Dugga is about 31 km away. Reasi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangli Kot (under 2 km), Bhagan Kot (under 2 km) and Sher Garhi (1.8 km).

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

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