About Malewal Village

Malewal is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 400 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malewal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144522
Area (hectares)	106 hectares
Population	777
Male Population	400
Female Population	377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malewal compares

By the 2011 count Malewal is the 84th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Malewal

Malewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malewal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 36 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rupnagar, about 14 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 Malewal
Nearest town	Ropar	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balachaur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Rupnagar	14 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	36 km

Villages closest to Malewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balachaur 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 777. That makes it the 84th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Malewal village has 400 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malewal has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Malewal is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malewal covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malewal falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Malewal is Rupnagar, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Malewal is about 36 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malewal is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Ropar is about 14 km away. Balachaur is about 14 km away. Rupnagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.