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About Malkana Village

Malkana is a small village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 205 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Samana
Pincode 147202
Area (hectares) 620 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 205
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malkana compares

By the 2011 count Malkana is the 68th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 620 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Malkana

The census records public bus service for Malkana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malkana from other places

Malkana lies about 27 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 20 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 Malkana
Tehsil headquarters Samana under 2 km
Nearest town Samāna under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 20 km
District headquarters Patiala 27 km

Villages closest to Malkana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkana village had a population of 391. That makes it the 68th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Malkana village has 205 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkana has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

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

Malkana covers 620 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malkana falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Malkana is Kalhemajra, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malkana.

Malkana is about 27 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkana is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about under 2 km away. Samāna is about under 2 km away. Kalhemajra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asmanpur (under 2 km), Samana (under 2 km) and Majri (under 2 km).

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

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