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About Malahu Village

Malahu is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 190 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176087, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malahu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176087
Area (hectares) 140.24 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 190
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Malahu compares

By the 2011 count Malahu is the 169th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 140.24 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Malahu

Malahu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malahu 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 Malahu from other places

Malahu lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 6.8 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 Malahu
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 29 km

Villages closest to Malahu

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 Malahu

As per the Census of India 2011, Malahu village had a population of 387. That makes it the 169th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Malahu village has 190 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malahu has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Malahu is 176087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malahu covers 140.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Malahu is Patti Rajpura, about 6.8 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 Malahu.

Malahu 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.

Malahu is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Patti Rajpura is about 6.8 km away. Palampur is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahlag Buhli (under 2 km), Duhg (under 2 km) and Dungni (under 2 km).

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

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