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About Malla Village

Malla is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 51 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246427
Area (hectares) 18.55 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 51
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Malla compares

By the 2011 count Malla is the 214th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 18.55 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Malla

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

Malla lies about 43 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 93 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 Malla
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 8.1 km
District headquarters Chamoli 43 km
Nearest town Almora 56 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 93 km

Villages closest to 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 Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Malla village had a population of 99. That makes it the 214th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Malla village has 51 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malla has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Malla is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malla covers 18.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malla falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Malla is Ramnagar, about 93 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 Malla.

Malla is about 43 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malla is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 8.1 km away. Chamoli is about 43 km away. Almora is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lwani (1.7 km), Tajpur (2.2 km) and Kandai (3.0 km).

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

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