# Malendi Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Malendi

Malendi is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172029**. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 62 households**, the 48th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 284people (2011)
- 62households
- 79.2%literacy
- 172029PIN code

## Malendi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malendi is 172029.** Malendi falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172029
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023870

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

## How far is Malendi from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)22 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 Malendi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Malendi; 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
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumharsain
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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
- 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 Malendi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 32% of the 131 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 Malendi

Of every 100 households in Malendi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Malendi · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**26%

Use banking services ****74%**

**87%

Television ****76%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**9%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****87%**

**87%

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 Malendi?

■ Malendi · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**935

Working population ****57.7%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 71.1% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (6%) · **■** Other work 27 (16%) · **■** Marginal 101 (62%)

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 Kumharsain

- Aur298 people
- Madhawani292 people
- Talha292 people
- Kopri288 people
- Dakoon278 people
- Lathi276 people
- Kirti275 people
- Nehri275 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malendi?172029
- How far is Malendi from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Malendi?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malendi in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malendi?79.2% (Census 2011)