About Malkowal Village

Malkowal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 518 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144523
Area (hectares)	198 hectares
Population	1,003
Male Population	518
Female Population	485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malkowal compares

By the 2011 count Malkowal is the 119th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Malkowal

Malkowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malkowal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Malkowal from other places

Malkowal lies about 63 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 11 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 Malkowal
Nearest town	Bālāchor	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Rahon	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	22 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	63 km

Villages closest to Malkowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkowal village had a population of 1,003. That makes it the 119th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Malkowal village has 518 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkowal has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Malkowal is 144523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkowal covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malkowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Malkowal is Rahon, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malkowal.

Malkowal is about 63 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkowal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bālāchor is about 8.8 km away. Rahon is about 11 km away. Garhshankar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.