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About Maloke Village

Maloke is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 592 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maloke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maloke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142047
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 592
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maloke compares

By the 2011 count Maloke is the 65th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 Maloke

Maloke is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maloke 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maloke from other places

Maloke lies about 39 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, about 11 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 Maloke
Tehsil headquarters Zira 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Jogiwala 11 km
District headquarters Firozpur 39 km

Villages closest to Maloke

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.

Common questions about Maloke

As per the Census of India 2011, Maloke village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 65th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Maloke village has 592 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maloke has about 887 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 Maloke is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maloke covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maloke falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Maloke is Jogiwala, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Maloke.

Maloke is about 39 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maloke is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 4.9 km away. Jogiwala is about 11 km away. Firozpur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tindwan (under 2 km), Chohlah (1.7 km) and Bundala Nau (2.0 km).

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

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