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About Malharwan Village

Malharwan is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 247 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malharwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malharwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145026
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 247
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
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 Malharwan compares

By the 2011 count Malharwan is the 235th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Malharwan

Malharwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malharwan 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 Malharwan from other places

Malharwan lies about 31 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 Malharwan
Nearest town Kathua 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 19 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 31 km

Villages closest to Malharwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malharwan village had a population of 442. That makes it the 235th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Malharwan village has 247 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malharwan has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Malharwan is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malharwan covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malharwan falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Malharwan notes the nearest railway station 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 Malharwan.

Malharwan is about 31 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malharwan is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kathua is about 8.8 km away. Pathankot is about 19 km away. Gurdaspur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gugran (under 2 km), Chak Bhoia (2.1 km) and Chak Gajju (2.1 km).

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

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