About Malal Village

Malal is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 341 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Indora
Pincode	176058
Area (hectares)	329 hectares
Population	666
Male Population	341
Female Population	325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malal compares

By the 2011 count Malal is the 42nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Malal

Malal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Malal from other places

Malal lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ghiala, about 17 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 Malal
Tehsil headquarters	Indora	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ghiala	17 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	17 km
District headquarters	Kangra	44 km

Villages closest to Malal

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

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Common questions about Malal

As per the Census of India 2011, Malal village had a population of 666. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Malal village has 341 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malal has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Malal is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malal covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malal falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malal is Ghiala, about 17 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malal.

Malal is about 44 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malal is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Indora is about 11 km away. Ghiala is about 17 km away. Talwāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.