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About Malana Village

Malana is a mid sized village in Garhi tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,518, made up of 754 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Garhi
Pincode 327022
Area (hectares) 350 hectares
Population 1,518
Male Population 754
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malana compares

By the 2011 count Malana is the 62nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 350 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Malana

Malana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malana from other places

Malana lies about 30 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Dungarpur, about 60 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 Malana
Tehsil headquarters Garhi 6.7 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 21 km
District headquarters Banswara 30 km
Nearest railway station Dungarpur 60 km

Villages closest to Malana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhi 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 Malana

As per the Census of India 2011, Malana village had a population of 1,518. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Malana village has 754 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malana has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Malana is 327022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malana covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malana falls under Garhi tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Malana is Dungarpur, about 60 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Malana.

Malana is about 30 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malana is in Garhi tehsil of Banswara district. Garhi is about 6.7 km away. Sāgwāra is about 21 km away. Banswara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitroriya (under 2 km), Odwara (1.9 km) and Dadooka (2.4 km).

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

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