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About Dewal Malla Village

Dewal Malla is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 35 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewal Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewal Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246167
Area (hectares) 28.72 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 35
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
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 Dewal Malla compares

By the 2011 count Dewal Malla is the 141st largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 28.72 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Dewal Malla

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

Dewal Malla lies about 19 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 25 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 Dewal Malla
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 31 km

Villages closest to Dewal Malla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewal Malla village had a population of 84. That makes it the 141st largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Dewal Malla village has 35 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewal Malla has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Dewal Malla is 246167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewal Malla covers 28.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewal Malla falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewal Malla is Kotdwara, about 25 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 Dewal Malla.

Dewal Malla is about 19 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewal Malla is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Kotdwāra is about 25 km away. Kotdwara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baindul Malla (under 2 km), Mayal Gaon Malla (under 2 km) and Kapatyal Gaon (5.9 km).

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

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