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About Maliana Village

Maliana is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 41 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maliana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maliana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 14.8 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 41
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maliana compares

By the 2011 count Maliana is the 305th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 14.8 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Maliana

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

Maliana lies about 3.0 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 Maliana
District headquarters Shimla 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 17 km

Villages closest to Maliana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maliana village had a population of 76. That makes it the 305th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Maliana village has 41 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maliana has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Maliana is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maliana covers 14.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maliana falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Maliana 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 Maliana.

Maliana is about 3.0 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maliana is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 3.0 km away. Theog is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakhrna (under 2 km), Rahan (2.2 km) and Bhargari (4.4 km).

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

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