About Malunda Village

Malunda is a mid sized village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 763, made up of 412 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malunda village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176302
Area (hectares)	504 hectares
Population	763
Male Population	412
Female Population	351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	852
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malunda compares

By the 2011 count Malunda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 504 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Malunda

Malunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malunda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Malunda from other places

Malunda lies about 12 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 30 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 Malunda
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	12 km
District headquarters	Chamba	12 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	30 km

Villages closest to Malunda

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

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Common questions about Malunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Malunda village had a population of 763. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Malunda village has 412 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malunda has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Malunda is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malunda covers 504 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malunda falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malunda is Talara, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malunda.

Malunda is about 12 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malunda is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 12 km away. Chamba is about 12 km away. Talara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.