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About Malandhar Village

Malandhar is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 24 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,542 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malandhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malandhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176107
Area (hectares) 39.96 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 24
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,542
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malandhar compares

By the 2011 count Malandhar is the 74th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 39.96 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Malandhar

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

Malandhar lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Malandhar
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 8.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Thural 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km

Villages closest to Malandhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malandhar village had a population of 61. That makes it the 74th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Malandhar village has 24 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malandhar has about 1542 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Malandhar is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malandhar covers 39.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malandhar falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malandhar is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Malandhar.

Malandhar is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malandhar is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 8.9 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Thural is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Bajur Gahar (under 2 km), D P F Dhar Duhak (under 2 km) and Dhaman Lahar (under 2 km).

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

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