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About Malakpur Village

Malakpur is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,754, made up of 910 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malakpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 142027
Area (hectares) 480 hectares
Population 1,754
Male Population 910
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malakpur compares

By the 2011 count Malakpur is the 62nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 480 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Malakpur

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

Malakpur lies about 11 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Badowal, about 7.1 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 Malakpur
Nearest railway station Badowal 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 11 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 11 km

Villages closest to Malakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malakpur village had a population of 1,754. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Malakpur village has 910 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malakpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Malakpur is 142027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malakpur covers 480 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malakpur falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Malakpur is Badowal, about 7.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Malakpur.

Malakpur is about 11 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malakpur is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Badowal is about 7.1 km away. Ludhiana West is about 11 km away. Ludhiana is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birmi (1.9 km), Basaimi (2.6 km) and Jhamat (2.7 km).

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

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