About Mala Village

Mala is one of the larger villages in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,998, made up of 2,920 males and 3,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4700.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Tehsil	Karkal
Pincode	574122
Area (hectares)	4700.44 hectares
Population	5,998
Male Population	2,920
Female Population	3,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mala compares

By the 2011 count Mala is the 7th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 4700.44 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 41 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Nandikoor, 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 Mala
Tehsil headquarters	Karkal	13 km
Nearest town	Kārkala	13 km
Nearest railway station	Nandikoor	35 km
District headquarters	Udupi	41 km

Villages closest to Mala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karkal 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 5,998. That makes it the 7th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Mala village has 2,920 males and 3,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mala has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Mala is 574122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mala covers 4700.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mala falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Mala is Nandikoor, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mala.

Mala is about 41 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mala is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Karkal is about 13 km away. Kārkala is about 13 km away. Nandikoor is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.