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About Malal Village

Malal is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 97 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176308
Area (hectares) 117.24 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 97
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malal compares

By the 2011 count Malal is the 56th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 117.24 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Malal

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

Malal lies about 11 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Malal
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 4.1 km
District headquarters Chamba 11 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to Malal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malal village had a population of 205. That makes it the 56th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Malal village has 97 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malal has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Malal is 176308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malal covers 117.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malal falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malal is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 <5 km distance for Malal.

Malal is about 11 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malal is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 4.1 km away. Chamba is about 11 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andral (under 2 km), Karwal (under 2 km) and Khaloh (under 2 km).

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

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