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About Malthi Village

Malthi is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 226 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malthi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 87.44 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 226
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malthi compares

By the 2011 count Malthi is the 36th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 87.44 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Malthi

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

Malthi lies about 47 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 Malthi
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 31 km
District headquarters Shimla 47 km

Villages closest to Malthi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malthi village had a population of 460. That makes it the 36th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Malthi village has 226 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malthi has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Malthi is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malthi covers 87.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malthi falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Malthi 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 Malthi.

Malthi is about 47 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malthi is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 31 km away. Shimla 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 Bajauri (2.5 km), Chunjar (4.9 km) and D P F Khanaula (5.9 km).

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

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