# Malga Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Malga

Malga is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **144 people in 25 households**, the 85th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 144people (2011)
- 25households
- 85.2%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Malga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malga is 173215.** Malga falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022359

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

## How far is Malga from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)28 km by road
- Sabathu (nearest town)19 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 Malga?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Malga; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhaonsha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Malga known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 11% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Malga

Of every 100 households in Malga in 2011, 100 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Malga · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**80%

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

**18%

Tap water ****16%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**63%

Use banking services ****96%**

**93%

Television ****88%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**13%

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

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 Malga?

■ Malga · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**917

Working population ****31.2%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 75.0% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 22 (49%) · **■** Other work 23 (51%)

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 Kandaghat

- Dablog154 people
- Poabo154 people
- Kathla151 people
- Mahi147 people
- Khajri142 people
- Ghalai141 people
- Kakara141 people
- Shichra141 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malga?173215
- How far is Malga from Solan?28 km by road
- What is the population of Malga?144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malga in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malga?85.2% (Census 2011)