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About Khancha Malla Village

Khancha Malla is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 6 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246472, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khancha Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khancha Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246472
Area (hectares) 34.77 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 6
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khancha Malla compares

By the 2011 count Khancha Malla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 34.77 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Khancha Malla

Khancha Malla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khancha Malla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khancha Malla from other places

Khancha Malla lies about 30 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 134 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 Khancha Malla
Tehsil headquarters Joshimath 3.9 km
District headquarters Chamoli 30 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 86 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 134 km

Villages closest to Khancha Malla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Joshimath 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 Khancha Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Khancha Malla village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Khancha Malla village has 6 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khancha Malla has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Khancha Malla is 246472. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khancha Malla covers 34.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khancha Malla falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khancha Malla is Rishikesh, about 134 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khancha Malla.

Khancha Malla is about 30 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khancha Malla is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 3.9 km away. Chamoli is about 30 km away. Srīnagar is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khancha Talla (under 2 km), Mirg (under 2 km) and Bara Gaon (1.7 km).

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

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