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About Malawas Village

Malawas is a mid sized village in Bilara tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,956, made up of 1,000 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1900 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bilara
Pincode 342601
Area (hectares) 1900 hectares
Population 1,956
Male Population 1,000
Female Population 956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malawas compares

By the 2011 count Malawas is the 39th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents. Its 1900 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Malawas

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

Malawas lies about 66 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Pipar City, about 12 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 Malawas
Nearest town Pīpār 11 km
Nearest railway station Pipar City 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilara 29 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 66 km

Villages closest to Malawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malawas village had a population of 1,956. That makes it the 39th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents.

Malawas village has 1,000 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malawas has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Malawas is 342601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malawas covers 1900 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malawas falls under Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Malawas is Pipar City, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malawas.

Malawas is about 66 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malawas is in Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district. Pīpār is about 11 km away. Pipar City is about 12 km away. Bilara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaliwara Khurd (4.4 km), Lawari (4.5 km) and Madliya (5.1 km).

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

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