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About Malkoti Village

Malkoti is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 47 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkoti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 37.25 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 47
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
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 Malkoti compares

By the 2011 count Malkoti is the 95th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 37.25 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Malkoti

Malkoti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malkoti 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 Malkoti from other places

Malkoti lies about 50 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 67 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 Malkoti
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 20 km
Nearest town Almora 49 km
District headquarters Chamoli 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 67 km

Villages closest to Malkoti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pokhari 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 Malkoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkoti village had a population of 100. That makes it the 95th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Malkoti village has 47 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkoti has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Malkoti is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkoti covers 37.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malkoti falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Malkoti is Ramnagar, about 67 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 Malkoti.

Malkoti is about 50 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkoti is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 20 km away. Almora is about 49 km away. Chamoli is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamanthala (5.9 km), Thalabair (5.9 km) and Bhikauna (6.5 km).

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

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