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About Menta Malla Village

Menta Malla is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 131 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,252 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Menta Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Menta Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 93.52 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 131
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,252
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 Menta Malla compares

By the 2011 count Menta Malla is the 99th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 93.52 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Menta Malla

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

Menta Malla lies about 38 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 83 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 Menta Malla
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 8.7 km
District headquarters Chamoli 38 km
Nearest town Almora 58 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 83 km

Villages closest to Menta 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 Menta Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Menta Malla village had a population of 295. That makes it the 99th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Menta Malla village has 131 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Menta Malla has about 1252 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Menta Malla is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Menta Malla covers 93.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Menta Malla is Ramnagar, about 83 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 Menta Malla.

Menta Malla is about 38 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Menta Malla is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 8.7 km away. Chamoli is about 38 km away. Almora 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 Menta Talla (under 2 km), Salpur (under 2 km) and Bhatiyana (under 2 km).

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

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