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About Malukwali Village

Malukwali is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 198 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malukwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malukwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143513
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 198
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Malukwali compares

By the 2011 count Malukwali is the 305th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Malukwali

Malukwali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malukwali 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 Malukwali from other places

Malukwali lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, about 6.5 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 Malukwali
Nearest railway station Rattar Chattar 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 23 km
Nearest town Batāla 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Malukwali

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 Malukwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Malukwali village had a population of 396. That makes it the 305th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Malukwali village has 198 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malukwali has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Malukwali is 143513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malukwali covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malukwali falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Malukwali is Rattar Chattar, about 6.5 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 Malukwali.

Malukwali is about 38 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malukwali is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 6.5 km away. Batala is about 23 km away. Batāla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupowali (under 2 km), Udhowal (2.2 km) and Bhol (2.5 km).

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

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