About Malhewala Village

Malhewala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 354 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malhewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malhewala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142047
Area (hectares)	238 hectares
Population	667
Male Population	354
Female Population	313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malhewala compares

By the 2011 count Malhewala is the 115th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Malhewala

Malhewala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malhewala as Available within 5 - 10 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 Malhewala from other places

Malhewala lies about 41 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, about 7.4 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 Malhewala
Nearest railway station	Jogiwala	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	8.2 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	41 km

Villages closest to Malhewala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malhewala village had a population of 667. That makes it the 115th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Malhewala village has 354 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malhewala has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Malhewala is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malhewala covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malhewala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Malhewala is Jogiwala, about 7.4 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 - 10 km distance for Malhewala.

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

Malhewala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Jogiwala is about 7.4 km away. Zira is about 8.2 km away. Firozpur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.