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About Mal Village

Mal is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,722, made up of 848 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mal village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314037
Area (hectares) 352 hectares
Population 1,722
Male Population 848
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mal compares

By the 2011 count Mal is the 58th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Mal

Mal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mal from other places

Mal lies about 16 km from Dungarpur. 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 Mal
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 16 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 16 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 16 km

Villages closest to Mal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mal village had a population of 1,722. That makes it the 58th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Mal village has 848 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mal has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Mal is 314037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mal covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mal falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Mal notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Mal.

Mal is about 16 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mal is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Simalwara is about 16 km away. Dungarpur is about 16 km away. Dūngarpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mala Kasba (under 2 km), Mala Kholra (under 2 km) and Surata (1.7 km).

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

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