About Malan Village

Malan is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 419 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Dera Bassi
Pincode	140501
Area (hectares)	86 hectares
Population	781
Male Population	419
Female Population	362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
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 Malan compares

By the 2011 count Malan is the 91st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Malan

Malan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malan 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 Malan from other places

Malan lies about 37 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ambala Cantonment Junction, about 10 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 Malan
Nearest town	Bablāi	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Ambala Cantonment Junction	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Bassi	23 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	37 km

Villages closest to Malan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Malan

As per the Census of India 2011, Malan village had a population of 781. That makes it the 91st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Malan village has 419 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malan has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Malan is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malan covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malan falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Malan is Ambala Cantonment Junction, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malan.

Malan is about 37 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malan is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Bablāi is about 5.0 km away. Ambala Cantonment Junction is about 10 km away. Dera Bassi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.