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About Malahri Village

Malahri is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 563 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 579 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malahri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176401
Area (hectares) 579 hectares
Population 1,059
Male Population 563
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malahri compares

By the 2011 count Malahri is the 26th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 579 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Malahri

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

Malahri lies about 46 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 12 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 Malahri
Tehsil headquarters Indora 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Kandrori 12 km
Nearest town Mamun 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 46 km

Villages closest to Malahri

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.

Common questions about Malahri

As per the Census of India 2011, Malahri village had a population of 1,059. That makes it the 26th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Malahri village has 563 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malahri has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Malahri is 176401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malahri covers 579 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Malahri is Kandrori, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Malahri.

Malahri is about 46 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malahri is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Indora is about 5.5 km away. Kandrori is about 12 km away. Mamun 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 Palakh (2.9 km), Paniala (3.5 km) and Sanihal (3.9 km).

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

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