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About Malian Village

Malian is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 179 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176045
Area (hectares) 58.63 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 179
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malian compares

By the 2011 count Malian is the 69th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 58.63 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Malian

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

Malian lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Malian
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 27 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km

Villages closest to Malian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malian village had a population of 374. That makes it the 69th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Malian village has 179 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malian has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Malian is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malian covers 58.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malian falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malian is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 village for Malian.

Malian is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malian is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Bhoranj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajwal (under 2 km), Balokhar (under 2 km) and Balor (under 2 km).

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

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