About Malewal Village

Malewal is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 517 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malewal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode	143602
Area (hectares)	247 hectares
Population	990
Male Population	517
Female Population	473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malewal compares

By the 2011 count Malewal is the 45th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Malewal

Malewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malewal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Malewal from other places

Malewal lies about 42 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 5.4 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 Malewal
Nearest railway station	Hardorawal	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Baba Nanak	13 km
Nearest town	Ajnāla	23 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	42 km

Villages closest to Malewal

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.

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Common questions about Malewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Malewal village had a population of 990. That makes it the 45th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Malewal village has 517 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malewal has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Malewal is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malewal covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Malewal is Hardorawal, about 5.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Malewal.

Malewal is about 42 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malewal is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Hardorawal is about 5.4 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 13 km away. Ajnāla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.