About Malva Village

Malva is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 102 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malva village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Dharmpur
Pincode	175040
Area (hectares)	59.98 hectares
Population	234
Male Population	102
Female Population	132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,294
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malva compares

By the 2011 count Malva is the 69th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 59.98 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Malva

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

Malva lies about 93 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 21 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 Malva
Nearest railway station	Salogra	21 km
Nearest town	Solan	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmpur	25 km
District headquarters	Mandi	93 km

Villages closest to Malva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malva village had a population of 234. That makes it the 69th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Malva village has 102 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malva has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Malva is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malva covers 59.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malva falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malva is Salogra, about 21 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 Malva.

Malva is about 93 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malva is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Salogra is about 21 km away. Solan is about 23 km away. Dharmpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.