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About Malri Village

Malri is a large village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,469, made up of 1,295 males and 1,174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144040
Area (hectares) 317.75 hectares
Population 2,469
Male Population 1,295
Female Population 1,174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malri compares

By the 2011 count Malri is the 10th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 317.75 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Malri

The census records public bus service for Malri 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malri from other places

Malri lies about 23 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nakodar Junction, about 3.3 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 Malri
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Nakodar Junction 3.3 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 23 km

Villages closest to Malri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malri village had a population of 2,469. That makes it the 10th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Malri village has 1,295 males and 1,174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malri has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Malri is 144040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malri covers 317.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malri falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Malri is Nakodar Junction, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Malri.

Malri is about 23 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malri is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nakodar is about 1.8 km away. Nakodar Junction is about 3.3 km away. Jalandhar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hussainpur (under 2 km), Mehmudpur (under 2 km) and Nakodar (1.8 km).

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

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