About Malehr Village

Malehr is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 352 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malehr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176128
Area (hectares)	68.4 hectares
Population	712
Male Population	352
Female Population	360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malehr compares

By the 2011 count Malehr is the 39th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 68.4 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Malehr

Malehr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malehr 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malehr from other places

Malehr lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 9.6 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 Malehr
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	23 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	30 km

Villages closest to Malehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malehr village had a population of 712. That makes it the 39th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Malehr village has 352 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malehr has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Malehr is 176128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malehr covers 68.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malehr falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malehr is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Malehr.

Malehr is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malehr is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 9.6 km away. Baijnath is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.