About Malan Village

Malan is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 441 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode	176047
Area (hectares)	101.39 hectares
Population	878
Male Population	441
Female Population	437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Malan compares

By the 2011 count Malan is the 22nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 101.39 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Malan

Malan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Malan 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malan from other places

Malan lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about under 2 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 Malan
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagrota Bagwan	4.1 km
District headquarters	Kangra	15 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	15 km

Villages closest to Malan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Malan

As per the Census of India 2011, Malan village had a population of 878. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Malan village has 441 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malan has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Malan is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malan covers 101.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malan falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malan is Chamunda Marg, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Malan.

Malan is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malan is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about under 2 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 4.1 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.