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About Malpur Village

Malpur is a mid sized village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 811, made up of 414 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 811
Male Population 414
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malpur compares

By the 2011 count Malpur is the 22nd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Malpur

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

Malpur lies about 31 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 18 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 Malpur
Tehsil headquarters Baddi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 18 km
District headquarters Solan 31 km

Villages closest to Malpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malpur village had a population of 811. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Malpur village has 414 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Malpur is 173205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malpur covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malpur falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malpur is Kalka, about 18 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 village for Malpur.

Malpur is about 31 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malpur is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about under 2 km away. Kalka is about 18 km away. Solan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak (under 2 km), Chakjangi (under 2 km) and Baddi Sitalpur (under 2 km).

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

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