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About Maloh Village

Maloh is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 903, made up of 434 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maloh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maloh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174001
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 903
Male Population 434
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maloh compares

By the 2011 count Maloh is the 27th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Maloh

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

Maloh lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 47 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 Maloh
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 5.6 km
District headquarters Mandi 25 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 47 km

Villages closest to Maloh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maloh village had a population of 903. That makes it the 27th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Maloh village has 434 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maloh has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Maloh is 174001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maloh covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maloh falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maloh is Kiratpur Sahib, about 47 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 Maloh.

Maloh is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maloh is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 5.6 km away. Mandi is about 25 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhajwar (under 2 km), Bahli (under 2 km) and Nichli Bahli (under 2 km).

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

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