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About Kanda Malla Village

Kanda Malla is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 184 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246276, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246276
Area (hectares) 142.69 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 184
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
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 Kanda Malla compares

By the 2011 count Kanda Malla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 142.69 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1280.

Getting to Kanda Malla

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

Kanda Malla lies about 5.2 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 14 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 Kanda Malla
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 5.2 km
District headquarters Garhwal 5.2 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 14 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 14 km

Villages closest to Kanda Malla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda Malla village had a population of 392. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Kanda Malla village has 184 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda Malla has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Kanda Malla is 246276. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda Malla covers 142.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanda Malla falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanda Malla is Kotdwara, about 14 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 Kanda Malla.

Kanda Malla is about 5.2 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda Malla is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 5.2 km away. Garhwal is about 5.2 km away. Kotdwāra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanda Talla (under 2 km), Phadkandae (under 2 km) and Talkandai (under 2 km).

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

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