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About Malwala Village

Malwala is a large village in Talwandi Sabo tehsil, in the district of Bathinda, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,737, made up of 1,433 males and 1,304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 780 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Bathinda
Tehsil Talwandi Sabo
Pincode 151301
Area (hectares) 780 hectares
Population 2,737
Male Population 1,433
Female Population 1,304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malwala compares

By the 2011 count Malwala is the 33rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,778 residents. Its 780 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Malwala

Malwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malwala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Malwala from other places

Malwala lies about 18 km from Bathinda, and the nearest railway station is Manwala Kot Bhaktu, about 4.2 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 Malwala
Nearest railway station Manwala Kot Bhaktu 4.2 km
Nearest town Rāman 13 km
District headquarters Bathinda 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Talwandi Sabo 18 km

Villages closest to Malwala

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 Malwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Malwala village had a population of 2,737. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,778 residents.

Malwala village has 1,433 males and 1,304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malwala has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

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

Malwala covers 780 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Malwala is Manwala Kot Bhaktu, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malwala.

Malwala is about 18 km from Bathinda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malwala is in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district. Manwala Kot Bhaktu is about 4.2 km away. Rāman is about 13 km away. Bathinda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwangarh Urf Bhukhianwali (2.6 km), Dunewala (3.3 km) and Bangi Dipa Singh (3.8 km).

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

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