About Malkowal Village

Malkowal is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 293 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, 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	Mukerian
Pincode	144214
Area (hectares)	80 hectares
Population	563
Male Population	293
Female Population	270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Malkowal compares

By the 2011 count Malkowal is the 184th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Malkowal

Malkowal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malkowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malkowal from other places

Malkowal lies about 53 km from Hoshiarpur. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Mukerian	4.6 km
Nearest town	Mukeriān	4.6 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	53 km

Villages closest to Malkowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukerian 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 563. That makes it the 184th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Malkowal village has 293 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkowal has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Malkowal is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkowal covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malkowal falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Malkowal notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malkowal.

Malkowal is about 53 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 Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 4.6 km away. Mukeriān is about 4.6 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.