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About Gurad Malla Village

Gurad Malla is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 141 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,206 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 266131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurad Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurad Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 266131
Area (hectares) 148.93 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 141
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,206
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 Gurad Malla compares

By the 2011 count Gurad Malla is the 27th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 148.93 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Gurad Malla

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

Gurad Malla lies about 26 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 37 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 Gurad Malla
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 4.8 km
Nearest town Pauri 24 km
District headquarters Garhwal 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 37 km

Villages closest to Gurad 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 Gurad Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurad Malla village had a population of 311. That makes it the 27th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Gurad Malla village has 141 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurad Malla has about 1206 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Gurad Malla is 266131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurad Malla covers 148.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gurad Malla is Kotdwara, about 37 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 Gurad Malla.

Gurad Malla is about 26 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurad Malla is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 4.8 km away. Pauri is about 24 km away. Garhwal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurad Talla (under 2 km), Antkil (under 2 km) and Simal Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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