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About Malana Village

Malana is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 60 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 75.77 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 60
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malana compares

By the 2011 count Malana is the 93rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 75.77 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Malana

Malana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malana as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Malana from other places

Malana lies about 51 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chak Kalan, about 9.3 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 Malana
Nearest railway station Chak Kalan 9.3 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 51 km

Villages closest to Malana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malana village had a population of 123. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Malana village has 60 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malana has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Malana is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malana covers 75.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malana falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malana is Chak Kalan, about 9.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malana.

Malana is about 51 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malana is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Chak Kalan is about 9.3 km away. Mukeriān is about 16 km away. Baroh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barota (3.9 km), Jhang (5.2 km) and Chakban Thathal (7.5 km).

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

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