About Mallan Village

Mallan is one of the larger villages in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,451, made up of 4,530 males and 3,921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Muktsar
Tehsil	Gidderbaha
Pincode	152031
Area (hectares)	3151 hectares
Population	8,451
Male Population	4,530
Female Population	3,921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mallan compares

By the 2011 count Mallan is the 4th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 3151 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Mallan

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

Mallan lies about 20 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Wander Jatana, about 4.2 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 Mallan
Nearest railway station	Wander Jatana	4.2 km
Nearest town	Kot Kapūra	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gidderbaha	20 km
District headquarters	Muktsar	20 km

Villages closest to Mallan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallan village had a population of 8,451. That makes it the 4th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Mallan village has 4,530 males and 3,921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallan has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Mallan is 152031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallan covers 3151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mallan falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mallan is Wander Jatana, about 4.2 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 Mallan.

Mallan is about 20 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mallan is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Wander Jatana is about 4.2 km away. Kot Kapūra is about 13 km away. Gidderbaha is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.