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About Malela Village

Malela is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 57 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malela village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 44.33 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 57
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Malela compares

By the 2011 count Malela is the 160th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 44.33 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Malela

The census records public bus service for Malela 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 Malela from other places

Malela 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 Malela
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 18 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Malela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malela village had a population of 108. That makes it the 160th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Malela village has 57 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malela has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Malela is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malela covers 44.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malela falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Malela 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.

Malela is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 18 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 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 Ban Khabal (under 2 km), Janala (under 2 km) and Jarpal (under 2 km).

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

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