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About Mala Bedian Village

Mala Bedian is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,237, made up of 610 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mala Bedian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mala Bedian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144507
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 1,237
Male Population 610
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mala Bedian compares

By the 2011 count Mala Bedian is the 103rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Mala Bedian

Mala Bedian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mala Bedian as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mala Bedian from other places

Mala Bedian lies about 7.8 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 9.6 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 Mala Bedian
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Khatkarkalan Jhandaji 9.6 km
Nearest town Banga 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 13 km

Villages closest to Mala Bedian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr 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 Mala Bedian

As per the Census of India 2011, Mala Bedian village had a population of 1,237. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Mala Bedian village has 610 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mala Bedian has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Mala Bedian is 144507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mala Bedian covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mala Bedian falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mala Bedian is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 9.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mala Bedian.

Mala Bedian is about 7.8 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.

Mala Bedian is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 7.8 km away. Khatkarkalan Jhandaji is about 9.6 km away. Banga is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mai Ditta (under 2 km), Laroya (1.8 km) and Paragpur (1.8 km).

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

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