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About Malkana Village

Malkana is a large village in Talwandi Sabo tehsil, in the district of Bathinda, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,714, made up of 2,523 males and 2,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2448 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Bathinda
Tehsil Talwandi Sabo
Pincode 151301
Area (hectares) 2448 hectares
Population 4,714
Male Population 2,523
Female Population 2,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malkana compares

By the 2011 count Malkana is the 11th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,778 residents. Its 2448 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Malkana

Malkana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malkana as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malkana from other places

Malkana lies about 32 km from Bathinda, and the nearest railway station is Ratangarh Kanakwal, about 7.5 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 Malkana
Nearest town Rāman 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Talwandi Sabo 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Ratangarh Kanakwal 7.5 km
District headquarters Bathinda 32 km

Villages closest to Malkana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Talwandi Sabo 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 Malkana

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkana village had a population of 4,714. That makes it the 11th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,778 residents.

Malkana village has 2,523 males and 2,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkana has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Malkana is 151301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkana covers 2448 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malkana falls under Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Malkana is Ratangarh Kanakwal, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Malkana is about 32 km from Bathinda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkana is in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district. Rāman is about 5.9 km away. Talwandi Sabo is about 6.9 km away. Ratangarh Kanakwal is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jajjal (3.5 km), Gatwali (4.0 km) and Teona Pujarian (4.0 km).

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

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