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About Mallowal Village

Mallowal is a mid sized village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 336 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143521
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 336
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mallowal compares

By the 2011 count Mallowal is the 328th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Mallowal

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

How far is Mallowal from other places

Mallowal lies about 14 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dhariwal, about 6.4 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 Mallowal
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Dhariwal 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 14 km

Villages closest to Mallowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallowal village had a population of 668. That makes it the 328th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Mallowal village has 336 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallowal has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Mallowal is 143521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallowal covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mallowal falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mallowal is Dhariwal, about 6.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mallowal.

Mallowal is about 14 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mallowal is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dhāriwāl is about 6.1 km away. Dhariwal is about 6.4 km away. Gurdaspur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alowal (under 2 km), Kot Santokh Rai (under 2 km) and Jagowal Bangar (under 2 km).

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

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