About Malat Village

Malat is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 103 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malat village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171210
Area (hectares)	46.4 hectares
Population	199
Male Population	103
Female Population	96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malat compares

By the 2011 count Malat is the 39th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 46.4 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Malat

Malat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Malat from other places

Malat lies about 24 km from Shimla, 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 Malat
Nearest railway station	Salogra	21 km
Nearest town	Solan	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	24 km
District headquarters	Shimla	24 km

Villages closest to Malat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malat village had a population of 199. That makes it the 39th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Malat village has 103 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malat has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Malat is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malat covers 46.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malat falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malat 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 10+ km distance for Malat.

Malat is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malat is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 21 km away. Solan is about 23 km away. Cheta is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.