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About Ghuma Khet Malla Village

Ghuma Khet Malla is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 53 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,415 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghuma Khet Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghuma Khet Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246406
Area (hectares) 13.78 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 53
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,415
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghuma Khet Malla compares

By the 2011 count Ghuma Khet Malla is the 149th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 13.78 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Ghuma Khet Malla

Ghuma Khet Malla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghuma Khet Malla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ghuma Khet Malla from other places

Ghuma Khet Malla lies about 32 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 78 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 Ghuma Khet Malla
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 13 km
District headquarters Chamoli 32 km
Nearest town Pauri 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 78 km

Villages closest to Ghuma Khet Malla

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 Ghuma Khet Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghuma Khet Malla village had a population of 128. That makes it the 149th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Ghuma Khet Malla village has 53 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghuma Khet Malla has about 1415 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Ghuma Khet Malla is 246406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghuma Khet Malla covers 13.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghuma Khet Malla falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghuma Khet Malla is Kotdwara, about 78 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghuma Khet Malla.

Ghuma Khet Malla is about 32 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghuma Khet Malla is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 13 km away. Chamoli is about 32 km away. Pauri is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisarakheta Palla (under 2 km), Bukhara Kheta (under 2 km) and Jakhet (under 2 km).

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

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