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About Malpur Village

Malpur 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 1,751, made up of 872 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144508
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 1,751
Male Population 872
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malpur compares

By the 2011 count Malpur is the 52nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Malpur

Malpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Malpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Malpur from other places

Malpur lies about 4.3 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kariha, about 1.5 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 Malpur
Nearest railway station Kariha 1.5 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 5.6 km

Villages closest to Malpur

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 Malpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Malpur village had a population of 1,751. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Malpur village has 872 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malpur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Malpur is 144508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malpur covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Malpur is Kariha, about 1.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Malpur.

Malpur is about 4.3 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.

Malpur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Kariha is about 1.5 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 4.3 km away. Nawanshahr is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bains (1.8 km), Kariha (1.9 km) and Bhin (2.4 km).

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

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