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About Farkande Malli Village

Farkande Malli is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 83 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,217 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farkande Malli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farkande Malli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246428
Area (hectares) 130.7 hectares
Population 184
Male Population 83
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,217
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 Farkande Malli compares

By the 2011 count Farkande Malli is the 123rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 130.7 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Farkande Malli

Farkande Malli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Farkande Malli 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 Farkande Malli from other places

Farkande Malli lies about 59 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 58 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 Farkande Malli
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 22 km
Nearest town Almora 42 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 58 km
District headquarters Chamoli 59 km

Villages closest to Farkande Malli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairsain 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 Farkande Malli

As per the Census of India 2011, Farkande Malli village had a population of 184. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Farkande Malli village has 83 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farkande Malli has about 1217 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Farkande Malli is 246428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farkande Malli covers 130.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Farkande Malli falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Farkande Malli is Ramnagar, about 58 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 Farkande Malli.

Farkande Malli is about 59 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Farkande Malli is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 22 km away. Almora is about 42 km away. Ramnagar is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bacchuwa Ban Malla (under 2 km), Beri Malli (under 2 km) and Jaul Chaura Malla (under 2 km).

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

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