About Malenta Village

Malenta is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 182 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malenta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malenta village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176061
Area (hectares)	33.89 hectares
Population	378
Male Population	182
Female Population	196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,077
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malenta compares

By the 2011 count Malenta is the 173rd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 33.89 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Malenta

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

Malenta lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 7.4 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 Malenta
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Palampur Himachal	7.4 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km

Villages closest to Malenta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malenta village had a population of 378. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Malenta village has 182 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malenta has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Malenta is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malenta covers 33.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malenta falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malenta is Palampur Himachal, about 7.4 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 Malenta.

Malenta 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.

Malenta is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 4.9 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 7.4 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.