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About Malghota Village

Malghota is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 296 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malghota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malghota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176115
Area (hectares) 85.33 hectares
Population 613
Male Population 296
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malghota compares

By the 2011 count Malghota is the 52nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 85.33 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Malghota

Malghota is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Malghota 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malghota from other places

Malghota lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about under 2 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 Malghota
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath under 2 km
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola under 2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Malghota

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.

Common questions about Malghota

As per the Census of India 2011, Malghota village had a population of 613. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Malghota village has 296 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malghota has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Malghota is 176115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malghota covers 85.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Malghota is Baijnath Paprola, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Malghota is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malghota is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath is about under 2 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about under 2 km away. Dharamsala is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagan (under 2 km), Baijnath (under 2 km) and Kasba Paprola (under 2 km).

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

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