About Malga Village

Malga is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 76 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malga village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173215
Area (hectares)	121.03 hectares
Population	144
Male Population	76
Female Population	68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
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 Malga compares

By the 2011 count Malga is the 82nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 121.03 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 967.

Getting to Malga

Malga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malga 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 Malga from other places

Malga lies about 10 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 4.9 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 Malga
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kathleeghat	4.9 km
District headquarters	Solan	10 km

Villages closest to Malga

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

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Common questions about Malga

As per the Census of India 2011, Malga village had a population of 144. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Malga village has 76 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malga has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Malga is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malga covers 121.03 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.

Malga falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malga is Kathleeghat, about 4.9 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 Malga.

Malga is about 10 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malga is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kandaghat is about 4.9 km away. Kathleeghat is about 4.9 km away. Solan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.