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About Moli Chak Village

Moli Chak is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 402 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moli Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moli Chak village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 53.37 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 402
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Moli Chak compares

By the 2011 count Moli Chak is the 56th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 53.37 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Moli Chak

Moli Chak 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 Moli Chak 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Moli Chak from other places

Moli Chak lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 2.7 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 Moli Chak
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 3.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km

Villages closest to Moli Chak

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.

Common questions about Moli Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Moli Chak village had a population of 801. That makes it the 56th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Moli Chak village has 402 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moli Chak has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Moli Chak is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moli Chak covers 53.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Moli Chak falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Moli Chak is Panchrukhi, about 2.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Moli Chak.

Moli Chak 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.

Moli Chak is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 2.7 km away. Palampur is about 3.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorehr (under 2 km), Ustehr (under 2 km) and Odar (under 2 km).

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

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