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About Gandik Malla Village

Gandik Malla is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 125, made up of 64 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandik Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandik Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246453
Area (hectares) 46.3 hectares
Population 125
Male Population 64
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Gandik Malla compares

By the 2011 count Gandik Malla is the 199th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 46.3 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Gandik Malla

Gandik Malla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandik 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 Gandik Malla from other places

Gandik Malla lies about 41 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 85 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 Gandik Malla
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 1.9 km
District headquarters Chamoli 41 km
Nearest town Almora 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 85 km

Villages closest to Gandik Malla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandik Malla village had a population of 125. That makes it the 199th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Gandik Malla village has 64 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandik Malla has about 953 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 1152.

The pincode recorded for Gandik Malla is 246453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandik Malla covers 46.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandik Malla falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gandik Malla is Ramnagar, about 85 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 Gandik Malla.

Gandik Malla is about 41 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandik Malla is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 1.9 km away. Chamoli is about 41 km away. Almora is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bainoli Malli (under 2 km), Harmani Malli (under 2 km) and Kafoli Malli (under 2 km).

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

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