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About Malheni Village

Malheni is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 121 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malheni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malheni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 171.62 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 121
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malheni compares

By the 2011 count Malheni is the 127th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 171.62 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 918.

Getting to Malheni

Malheni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malheni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Malheni from other places

Malheni lies about 47 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 13 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 Malheni
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 14 km
Nearest town Baddi 24 km
District headquarters Solan 47 km

Villages closest to Malheni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malheni village had a population of 226. That makes it the 127th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Malheni village has 121 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malheni has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Malheni is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malheni covers 171.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malheni falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malheni is Bharatgarh, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malheni.

Malheni is about 47 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malheni is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 13 km away. Nalagarh is about 14 km away. Baddi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajati (under 2 km), Basant Pura (under 2 km) and Saori (under 2 km).

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

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