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About Harkot Malla Village

Harkot Malla is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 44 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,682 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harkot Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkot Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 43.76 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 44
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,682
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 Harkot Malla compares

By the 2011 count Harkot Malla is the 112th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 43.76 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Harkot Malla

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

Harkot 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 Harkot Malla
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 5.5 km
District headquarters Garhwal 26 km
Nearest town Pauri 28 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 37 km

Villages closest to Harkot 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 Harkot Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkot Malla village had a population of 118. That makes it the 112th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Harkot Malla village has 44 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkot Malla has about 1682 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Harkot Malla is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harkot Malla covers 43.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Harkot 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 Harkot Malla.

Harkot 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.

Harkot Malla is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 5.5 km away. Garhwal is about 26 km away. Pauri 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 Harkot Talla (under 2 km), Thunga (under 2 km) and Khati Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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