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About Malakwala Village

Malakwala is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 693 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malakwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malakwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143517
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 693
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malakwala compares

By the 2011 count Malakwala is the 131st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 910.

Getting to Malakwala

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

How far is Malakwala from other places

Malakwala lies about 36 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Churian, 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 Malakwala
Nearest railway station Fatehgarh Churian 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 18 km
Nearest town Batāla 18 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 36 km

Villages closest to Malakwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malakwala village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 131st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Malakwala village has 693 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malakwala has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Malakwala is 143517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malakwala covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malakwala falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Malakwala is Fatehgarh Churian, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malakwala.

Malakwala is about 36 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malakwala is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Fatehgarh Churian is about 11 km away. Batala is about 18 km away. Batāla 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 Punwan (under 2 km), Chandu Suja (1.7 km) and Kala Afgana (2.2 km).

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

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