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About Malakpur Village

Malakpur is a small village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 219 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malakpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 219
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malakpur compares

By the 2011 count Malakpur is the 87th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Malakpur

The census records public bus service for Malakpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malakpur from other places

Malakpur lies about 28 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Malakpur
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 13 km
Nearest town Batāla 18 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Malakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Malakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Malakpur village had a population of 425. That makes it the 87th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Malakpur village has 219 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malakpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Malakpur is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malakpur covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malakpur falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Malakpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Malakpur.

Malakpur is about 28 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malakpur is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dera Baba Nanak is about 13 km away. Batāla is about 18 km away. Gurdaspur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulowal (under 2 km), Dargawal (under 2 km) and Lakmanian (under 2 km).

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

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