Village · Dadahu, Sirmaur
# Malahan Turi

Malahan Turi is a village in Dadahu sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173001. The 2011 Census counted 149 people in 25 households, the 46th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.
- 149 people (2011)
- 25 households
- 78.0% literacy
- 173001 PIN code

## Malahan Turi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Malahan Turi is 173001. Malahan Turi falls in Dadahu sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173001
- Community development block Nahan
- Census village code 023061

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Malahan Turi from nearby towns?
- Dadahu (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 69 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town) 69 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Malahan Turi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Malahan Turi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bechar Kabag
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nahan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nahan
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Malahan Turi known for?

The main crops are tomato, wheat and ginger. About 13% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Malahan Turi

Of every 100 households in Malahan Turi in 2011, 84 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malahan Turi · ■ Dadahu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 84% 93%
- Toilet within the home 84% 72%
- No toilet (open defecation) 16% 27%
- Tap water 28% 79%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 34%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 20%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 79%
- Use banking services 68% 87%
- Television 32% 51%
- Mobile phone 68% 67%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 5%
- None of these assets 4% 13%
- Own their home 100% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Malahan Turi?

■ Malahan Turi · ■ Dadahu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.0% 79.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1099 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1833 952
- Working population 77.9% 61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 73.1% for women. 77% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 96 (83%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 19 (16%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dadahu
- Daun Sarsu 154 people
- Dhang 153 people
- Debri Tikri 151 people
- Bechar Kabag 149 people
- Chalana Panota 147 people
- Laghan Rajoli 128 people
- Roiya 121 people
- Mehdon Patarag 120 people

All 73 villages in Dadahu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Malahan Turi? 173001
- How far is Malahan Turi from Nahan? 69 km by road
- What is the population of Malahan Turi? 149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malahan Turi in? Sirmaur district (Dadahu sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malahan Turi? 78.0% (Census 2011)

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