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About Malhau Village

Malhau is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 106 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malhau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malhau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248196
Area (hectares) 75.84 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 106
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malhau compares

By the 2011 count Malhau is the 80th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 75.84 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Malhau

Malhau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Malhau as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Malhau from other places

Malhau lies about 39 km from Dehradun. 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 Malhau
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 10 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 29 km
District headquarters Dehradun 39 km

Villages closest to Malhau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malhau village had a population of 204. That makes it the 80th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Malhau village has 106 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malhau has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Malhau is 248196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malhau covers 75.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malhau falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Malhau notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malhau.

Malhau is about 39 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malhau is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 10 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 29 km away. Dehradun is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandau (under 2 km), Khoi (under 2 km) and Kharaya (1.6 km).

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

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