About Malewal Village

Malewal is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 101 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malewal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode	140111
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	188
Male Population	101
Female Population	87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malewal compares

By the 2011 count Malewal is the 150th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Malewal

Malewal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malewal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 14 km from Rupnagar. 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	Chamkaur Sahib	7.1 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	14 km
Nearest town	Ropar	14 km

Villages closest to Malewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 188. That makes it the 150th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Malewal village has 101 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malewal has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Malewal is 140111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malewal covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malewal falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malewal.

Malewal is about 14 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malewal is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 7.1 km away. Rupnagar is about 14 km away. Ropar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.