# Malhanta Village, Fatehpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Fatehpur, Kangra 

# Malhanta

Malhanta is a village in Fatehpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176058**. The 2011 Census counted **217 people in 43 households**, the 91st largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%.

- 217people (2011)
- 43households
- 87.7%literacy
- 176058PIN code

## Malhanta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malhanta is 176058.** Malhanta falls in Fatehpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176058
- Community development blockFatehpur
- Census village code008846

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

## How far is Malhanta from nearby towns?

- Fatehpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)104 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)38 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 Malhanta?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Malhanta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Diyana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dehri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhameta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Malhanta known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 15% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Malhanta

Of every 100 households in Malhanta in 2011, 98 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malhanta · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**67%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**92%

Television ****78%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Malhanta?

■ Malhanta · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**84.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****839**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****375**

**863

Working population ****53.9%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 82.8% for women. 49% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 32 (27%) · **■** Other work 26 (22%) · **■** Marginal 59 (50%)

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 Fatehpur

- Bhateki221 people
- Band Jharolan217 people
- Kohlari217 people
- Lathial217 people
- Nangal216 people
- Bhawara215 people
- Khadloh215 people
- Polian214 people

[All 242 villages in Fatehpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/fatehpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malhanta?176058
- How far is Malhanta from Dharmsala?104 km by road
- What is the population of Malhanta?217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malhanta in?Kangra district (Fatehpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malhanta?87.7% (Census 2011)