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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Jagat ram
Contact: 98****0734
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- LGD code
- 20337
- Pincode
- 171102
- Post office
- Darla
- Population
- 359
- Households
- 65
- Literacy rate
- 67.7%
- Sex ratio
- 841 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 283
Census 2011 · in context
How Malawan (48) compares
By population, Malawan (48) ranks #28 of 256 villages in Darlaghat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.7%
−4.9% vs mandal average
- Malawan (48)
- 67.7%
- Darlaghat mandal
- 72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
841
−93 vs mandal average
- Malawan (48)
- 841
- Darlaghat mandal
- 934
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Malawan (48)
- 5.5
- Darlaghat mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Malawan (48) at a glance
Malawan (48) is a village of 359 people in 65 households (Census 2011) in Darlaghat tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 28th-largest of 256 villages in Darlaghat tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 841 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 171102, served by Darla post office; the LGD village code is 20337. The sarpanch is Jagat ram , and the village votes in Arki assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay. The population is estimated at 423 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sanghoi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawan (48) · this village | 359 | 68% | — |
| Sanghoi (47) · Darlaghat | 391 | 73% | — |
| Banjan (21) · Darlaghat | 181 | 69% | — |
| Pakoti (22) · Darlaghat | 100 | 73% | — |
| Tayamla (49) · Darlaghat | 74 | 68% | — |
| Dhar Parli (19) · Darlaghat | 39 | 69% | — |
| Dhar Varli (20) · Darlaghat | 36 | 83% | — |
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Notice board · Malawan (48)
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Key facts — Malawan (48)
- LGD code
- 20337
- Pincode
- 171102
- Post office
- Darla
- Population (Census 2011)
- 359
- Population (projected 2026)
- 423
- Households
- 65
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 841
- Literacy rate
- 67.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arki
- Member of Parliament
- Suresh Kumar Kashyap
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Jagat ram
- Block / Mandal
- Darlaghat
- Nearest police station
- Sadar Police Station, Bilaspur (20.3 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Mandi Manwa Dispensary (17.7 km)
- Nearest post office
- Tattapani Post Office (14.6 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (14.5 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 171102
- Bagha (511)Darlaghat mandal1,355 pop
- Rauri (200)Darlaghat mandal1,131 pop
- Giana (45)Darlaghat mandal855 pop
- Kolka (66)Darlaghat mandal794 pop
- Mangoo (46)Darlaghat mandal783 pop
- DarlaghatDarlaghat mandal774 pop
- Syar (194)Darlaghat mandal763 pop
- Darla (189)Darlaghat mandal728 pop
- Navgaon (221)Darlaghat mandal719 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Malawan (48)
Other villages in Darlaghat mandal
View all 60+ →- Saryanj (312)
- Bagha (511)
- Rauri (200)
- Giana (45)
- Kolka (66)
- Mangoo (46)
- Darlaghat
- Syar (194)
- Darla (189)
- Navgaon (221)
- Chhamla (229)
- Daseran Wala (259)
- Dhundan (268)
- Up Mahal Thera
- Kandhar (506)
- Kanswala (201)
- Nauni (188)
- Neori (8)
- Buila (305)
- Hawani Kol(513)
- Damras (214)
- Kotla (311)
- Ser Galotia (58)
- Tuiru (272)
- Sanghoi (47)
- Kashlog (11)
- Badog Hanuman (288)
- Bhugar (202)
- Banli (12)
- Banan (309)
- Up Mahal Parnoo
- Kathla (345)
- Badog (23)
- Samloh (223)
- Sheli (322)
- Aslu (211)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)