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About Malahar Village

Malahar is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 55 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malahar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 55
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malahar compares

By the 2011 count Malahar is the 303rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 971.

Getting to Malahar

Malahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malahar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malahar from other places

Malahar lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Malahar
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km

Villages closest to Malahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malahar village had a population of 101. That makes it the 303rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Malahar village has 55 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malahar has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Malahar is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malahar covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malahar falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malahar is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malahar.

Malahar is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malahar is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 17 km away. Nurpur is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakhundli (under 2 km), Guliana (1.7 km) and Changrara (2.0 km).

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

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