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About Moalkar Village

Moalkar is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 84 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moalkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moalkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 61.15 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 84
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Moalkar compares

By the 2011 count Moalkar is the 58th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 61.15 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Moalkar

Moalkar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Moalkar 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 Moalkar from other places

Moalkar lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Moalkar
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Moalkar

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 Moalkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Moalkar village had a population of 180. That makes it the 58th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Moalkar village has 84 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moalkar has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

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

Moalkar covers 61.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Moalkar is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Moalkar.

Moalkar is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moalkar is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Baroh is about 19 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balol Khas (under 2 km), Balu Galoa (under 2 km) and Balu Galoa I (under 2 km).

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

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