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About Malahru Village

Malahru is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 155 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malahru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malahru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176026
Area (hectares) 80.72 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 155
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malahru compares

By the 2011 count Malahru is the 18th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 80.72 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Malahru

Malahru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malahru as Available within village. 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 Malahru from other places

Malahru lies about 8.1 km from Kangra. 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 Malahru
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 8.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 8.1 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 19 km

Villages closest to Malahru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malahru village had a population of 310. That makes it the 18th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Malahru village has 155 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malahru has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Malahru is 176026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malahru covers 80.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malahru falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Malahru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malahru.

Malahru is about 8.1 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malahru is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Harchakian is about 8.1 km away. Kangra is about 8.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghar (under 2 km), Korian (under 2 km) and Kallar (2.2 km).

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

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