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About Malaitha Village

Malaitha is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 86 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malaitha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malaitha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248196
Area (hectares) 112.18 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 86
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,209
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 Malaitha compares

By the 2011 count Malaitha is the 86th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 112.18 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 948.

Getting to Malaitha

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

Malaitha lies about 44 km from Dehradun. 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 Malaitha
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 14 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 26 km
District headquarters Dehradun 44 km

Villages closest to Malaitha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malaitha village had a population of 190. That makes it the 86th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Malaitha village has 86 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malaitha has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Malaitha is 248196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malaitha covers 112.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malaitha falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Malaitha notes the nearest railway station 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 Malaitha.

Malaitha is about 44 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malaitha is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 14 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 26 km away. Dehradun is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshau (4.4 km), Bhandrauta (4.7 km) and Supau (4.7 km).

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

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