About Malewal Village

Malewal is a large village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,124, made up of 1,108 males and 1,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 765 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malewal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Nabha
Pincode	147202
Area (hectares)	765 hectares
Population	2,124
Male Population	1,108
Female Population	1,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malewal compares

By the 2011 count Malewal is the 11th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 765 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 887.

Getting to Malewal

Malewal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Malewal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Malewal from other places

Malewal lies about 29 km from Patiala. 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 Malewal
Tehsil headquarters	Nabha	14 km
Nearest town	Nābha	14 km
District headquarters	Patiala	29 km

Villages closest to Malewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malewal village had a population of 2,124. That makes it the 11th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Malewal village has 1,108 males and 1,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malewal has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Malewal is 147202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malewal covers 765 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malewal falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The census record for Malewal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malewal.

Malewal is about 29 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malewal is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Nabha is about 14 km away. Nābha is about 14 km away. Patiala is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.