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About Malawan Village

Malawan is a large village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,375, made up of 1,169 males and 1,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.58 hectares hectares.

Malawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Area (hectares) 371.58 hectares
Population 2,375
Male Population 1,169
Female Population 1,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malawan compares

By the 2011 count Malawan is the 49th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 371.58 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Malawan

Malawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Malawan from other places

Malawan lies about 36 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 15 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 Malawan
Nearest railway station Khajurhat Railway Station 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 19 km
Nearest town Akbarpur 28 km
District headquarters Faizabad 36 km

Villages closest to Malawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malawan village had a population of 2,375. That makes it the 49th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Malawan village has 1,169 males and 1,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malawan has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Malawan covers 371.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malawan falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malawan is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Malawan.

Malawan is about 36 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malawan is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Khajurhat Railway Station is about 15 km away. Bikapur is about 19 km away. Akbarpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Manodhar (under 2 km), Kela Lal Khan (under 2 km) and Semari Balli Pur (2.1 km).

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

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