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About Malar Village

Malar is a mid sized village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 299 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1953 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Phalodi
Pincode 342301
Area (hectares) 1953 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 299
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Malar compares

By the 2011 count Malar is the 275th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 1953 hectares work out to about 0.3 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, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Malar

Malar 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 Malar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malar from other places

Malar lies about 121 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Malar, about under 2 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 Malar
Nearest railway station Malar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 8.1 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 121 km

Villages closest to Malar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malar village had a population of 590. That makes it the 275th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Malar village has 299 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malar has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Malar is 342301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malar covers 1953 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malar falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Malar is Malar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malar.

Malar is about 121 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malar is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Malar is about under 2 km away. Phalodi is about 8.1 km away. Jodhpur is about 121 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godarli (3.6 km), Mohra (5.2 km) and Bhadlachuhron Ki Basti (5.4 km).

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

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