About Malag Village

Malag is a mid sized village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,104, made up of 573 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Nadaun
Pincode	177040
Area (hectares)	233.78 hectares
Population	1,104
Male Population	573
Female Population	531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malag compares

By the 2011 count Malag is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 233.78 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Malag

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

Malag lies about 49 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 12 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 Malag
Nearest railway station	Kartoli Punjab	12 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nadaun	29 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	49 km

Villages closest to Malag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malag village had a population of 1,104. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Malag village has 573 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malag has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Malag is 177040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malag covers 233.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malag falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malag is Kartoli Punjab, about 12 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 Malag.

Malag is about 49 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malag is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Kartoli Punjab is about 12 km away. Talwāra is about 18 km away. Nadaun is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.