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About Maluda Village

Maluda is a mid sized village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 384 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maluda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maluda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176306
Area (hectares) 128.04 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 384
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maluda compares

By the 2011 count Maluda is the 7th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 128.04 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Maluda

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

Maluda 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 Maluda
District headquarters Chamba 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 17 km
Nearest railway station Talara 30 km

Villages closest to Maluda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maluda village had a population of 799. That makes it the 7th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Maluda village has 384 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maluda has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Maluda is 176306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maluda covers 128.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maluda falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maluda 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maluda.

Maluda 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.

Maluda is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 12 km away. Dalhousie is about 17 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.

The closest recorded villages are Banu (4.0 km), Balera (5.0 km) and Ser (5.9 km).

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

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