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About Malladesh Village

Malladesh is a mid sized village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 356 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malladesh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malladesh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263633
Area (hectares) 546.63 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 356
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malladesh compares

By the 2011 count Malladesh is the 28th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 546.63 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Malladesh

Malladesh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Malladesh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malladesh from other places

Malladesh lies about 21 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 86 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Malladesh
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 4.4 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 21 km
Nearest town Almora 49 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 86 km

Villages closest to Malladesh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kapkot tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Malladesh

As per the Census of India 2011, Malladesh village had a population of 701. That makes it the 28th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Malladesh village has 356 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malladesh has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Malladesh is 263633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malladesh covers 546.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malladesh falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Malladesh is Kathgodam, about 86 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malladesh.

Malladesh is about 21 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malladesh is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 4.4 km away. Bageshwar is about 21 km away. Almora is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guler Gurchhutti (2.1 km), Gulam Pargar (2.5 km) and Baret (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Malladesh today is likely to be higher.

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