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About Gwad Malla Village

Gwad Malla is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 47 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,362 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwad Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwad Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246162
Area (hectares) 55.43 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 47
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,362
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 Gwad Malla compares

By the 2011 count Gwad Malla is the 116th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 55.43 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Gwad Malla

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

Gwad Malla lies about 28 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 39 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 Gwad Malla
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 5.1 km
Nearest town Pauri 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 28 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 39 km

Villages closest to Gwad 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 Gwad Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwad Malla village had a population of 111. That makes it the 116th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Gwad Malla village has 47 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwad Malla has about 1362 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Gwad Malla is 246162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwad Malla covers 55.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gwad Malla is Kotdwara, about 39 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 Gwad Malla.

Gwad Malla is about 28 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwad Malla is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 5.1 km away. Pauri is about 20 km away. Garhwal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathana (under 2 km), Kulasu (under 2 km) and Simar (under 2 km).

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

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