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About Mallewal Village

Mallewal is a small village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 222 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 766 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141115
Area (hectares) 34.8 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 222
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 766
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mallewal compares

By the 2011 count Mallewal is the 154th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 34.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Mallewal

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

Mallewal lies about 24 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 12 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 Mallewal
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Lal kalan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 24 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 24 km

Villages closest to Mallewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Mallewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallewal village had a population of 392. That makes it the 154th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Mallewal village has 222 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallewal has about 766 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Mallewal is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallewal covers 34.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mallewal falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mallewal is Lal kalan, about 12 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 Mallewal.

Mallewal is about 24 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mallewal is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 9.3 km away. Lal kalan is about 12 km away. Ludhiana East is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherian (under 2 km), Marewal (under 2 km) and Rajur (1.6 km).

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

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