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About Malog Village

Malog is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 237 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171206
Area (hectares) 403.04 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 237
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malog compares

By the 2011 count Malog is the 23rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 403.04 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Malog

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

Malog lies about 56 km from Shimla. 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 Malog
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 56 km

Villages closest to Malog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malog village had a population of 463. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Malog village has 237 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malog has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Malog is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malog covers 403.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malog falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Malog notes the nearest railway station 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 Malog.

Malog is about 56 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malog is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandpur (under 2 km), Sabhar (1.7 km) and Sansog (2.4 km).

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

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