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About Malethi Village

Malethi is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 43 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malethi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malethi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 43
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malethi compares

By the 2011 count Malethi is the 134th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Malethi

Malethi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malethi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Malethi from other places

Malethi lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 20 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 Malethi
Nearest railway station Koti 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 22 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Malethi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malethi village had a population of 78. That makes it the 134th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Malethi village has 43 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malethi has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Malethi is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malethi covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malethi falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malethi is Koti, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malethi.

Malethi is about 22 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malethi is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Koti is about 20 km away. Darlaghat is about 22 km away. Solan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rudhal (under 2 km), Satoti (under 2 km) and Thathli (2.0 km).

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

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