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About Malla Village

Malla is a large village in Jaitu tehsil, in the district of Faridkot, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,870, made up of 1,506 males and 1,364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1010 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Faridkot
Tehsil Jaitu
Pincode 151205
Area (hectares) 1010 hectares
Population 2,870
Male Population 1,506
Female Population 1,364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malla compares

By the 2011 count Malla is the 15th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents. Its 1010 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Malla

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

How far is Malla from other places

Malla lies about 35 km from Faridkot, and the nearest railway station is Gangsar Jaito, about 13 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 Malla
Tehsil headquarters Jaitu 11 km
Nearest town Jaito 11 km
Nearest railway station Gangsar Jaito 13 km
District headquarters Faridkot 35 km

Villages closest to Malla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaitu 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 Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Malla village had a population of 2,870. That makes it the 15th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents.

Malla village has 1,506 males and 1,364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malla has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Malla is 151205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malla covers 1010 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malla falls under Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Malla is Gangsar Jaito, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malla.

Malla is about 35 km from Faridkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malla is in Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district. Jaitu is about 11 km away. Jaito is about 11 km away. Gangsar Jaito is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dod (2.2 km), Bajakhana (3.0 km) and Lambwali (3.6 km).

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

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