About Mala Village

Mala is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 243 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Shahkot
Pincode	144629
Area (hectares)	322 hectares
Population	472
Male Population	243
Female Population	229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mala compares

By the 2011 count Mala is the 123rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Mala

Mala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mala as Available within 5 - 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 Mala from other places

Mala lies about 31 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Dudwindi, about 7.5 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 Mala
Nearest railway station	Dudwindi	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkot	12 km
Nearest town	Nakodar	18 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	31 km

Villages closest to Mala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mala village had a population of 472. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Mala village has 243 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mala has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Mala is 144629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mala covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mala falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mala is Dudwindi, about 7.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mala.

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

Mala is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Dudwindi is about 7.5 km away. Shahkot is about 12 km away. Nakodar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.