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About Malmunhu Village

Malmunhu is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 125 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,216 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malmunhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malmunhu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176055
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 125
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,216
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malmunhu compares

By the 2011 count Malmunhu is the 20th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Malmunhu

The census records public bus service for Malmunhu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malmunhu from other places

Malmunhu lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, 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 Malmunhu
Nearest railway station Talara 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 17 km
Nearest town Chamba 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Malmunhu

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 Malmunhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Malmunhu village had a population of 277. That makes it the 20th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Malmunhu village has 125 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malmunhu has about 1216 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Malmunhu is 176055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malmunhu covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Malmunhu is Talara, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malmunhu.

Malmunhu is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malmunhu is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 16 km away. Baroh is about 17 km away. Chamba is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajji (1.5 km), Khajurnu (1.5 km) and Tarkhankar (1.9 km).

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

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