# Malat Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Malat

Malat is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **199 people in 32 households**, the 39th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 199people (2011)
- 32households
- 82.4%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Malat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malat is 171210.** Malat falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025668

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

## How far is Malat from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)217 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)116 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 Malat?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Malat; 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
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Malat known for?

The main crops are **apple and pea**. About 57% of the 46 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 Malat

Of every 100 households in Malat in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malat · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****84%**

**92%

Television ****31%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Malat?

■ Malat · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**972

Working population ****78.9%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 71.6% for women. 80% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (21%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 18 (11%) · **■** Marginal 100 (64%)

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 Cheta

- Tandoi225 people
- Dochi214 people
- Munalag211 people
- Up Muhal Dimi210 people
- Masrah197 people
- Up Muhal Kalal192 people
- Gawai191 people
- Majh Gaon158 people

[All 91 villages in Cheta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malat?171210
- How far is Malat from Shimla?217 km by road
- What is the population of Malat?199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malat in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malat?82.4% (Census 2011)