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About Malowal Village

Malowal is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 953 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143301
Area (hectares) 569 hectares
Population 1,771
Male Population 953
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malowal compares

By the 2011 count Malowal is the 60th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 569 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Malowal

Malowal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Malowal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malowal from other places

Malowal lies about 21 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jandiala, about 4.5 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 Malowal
Nearest railway station Jandiala 4.5 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 17 km
District headquarters Amritsar 21 km

Villages closest to Malowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Malowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Malowal village had a population of 1,771. That makes it the 60th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Malowal village has 953 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malowal has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Malowal is 143301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malowal covers 569 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malowal falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Malowal is Jandiala, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malowal.

Malowal is about 21 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malowal is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Jandiala is about 4.5 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 8.6 km away. Baba Bakala is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot Khera (2.4 km), Naraingarh (3.0 km) and Jabbowal (3.1 km).

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

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