# Maluda Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Maluda

Maluda is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176306**. The 2011 Census counted **799 people in 165 households**, the 7th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 799people (2011)
- 165households
- 78.1%literacy
- 176306PIN code

## Maluda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maluda is 176306.** Maluda falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176306
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007441

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Maluda from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Maluda?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Maluda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bathri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maluda known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 31% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Maluda

Of every 100 households in Maluda in 2011, 100 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Maluda · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**36%

Tap water ****89%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**63%

Use banking services ****87%**

**89%

Television ****82%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**10%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

Own their home ****91%**

**85%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Maluda?

■ Maluda · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1636**

**937

Working population ****44.7%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 65.1% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 109 (31%) · **■** Marginal 247 (69%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dalhousie

- Mel1,139 people
- Goli1,088 people
- Ser1,012 people
- Dadra947 people
- Sherpur781 people
- Pukhri775 people
- Bhatoli671 people
- Bugdhar613 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maluda?176306
- How far is Maluda from Chamba?40 km by road
- What is the population of Maluda?799 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maluda in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maluda?78.1% (Census 2011)