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About Malgi Village

Malgi is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 75 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malgi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171019
Area (hectares) 112.76 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 75
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malgi compares

By the 2011 count Malgi is the 104th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 112.76 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Malgi

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

Malgi lies about 21 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 Malgi
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 21 km

Villages closest to Malgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malgi village had a population of 137. That makes it the 104th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Malgi village has 75 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malgi has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Malgi is 171019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malgi covers 112.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malgi falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Malgi 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 Malgi.

Malgi is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malgi is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Malgi (under 2 km), Bathora (under 2 km) and Sal (under 2 km).

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

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