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About Ghorkhand Malla Village

Ghorkhand Malla is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 15 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorkhand Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorkhand Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246161
Area (hectares) 23.81 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 15
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghorkhand Malla compares

By the 2011 count Ghorkhand Malla is the 288th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 23.81 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Ghorkhand Malla

Ghorkhand Malla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghorkhand Malla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ghorkhand Malla from other places

Ghorkhand 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 Ghorkhand Malla
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 19 km
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 25 km

Villages closest to Ghorkhand 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 Ghorkhand Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorkhand Malla village had a population of 28. That makes it the 288th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Ghorkhand Malla village has 15 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorkhand Malla has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Ghorkhand Malla is 246161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorkhand Malla covers 23.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghorkhand 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghorkhand Malla.

Ghorkhand 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.

Ghorkhand Malla is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 19 km away. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Kotdwāra 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 Adwara Malla (under 2 km), Barath Malla (under 2 km) and Basoli Malli (under 2 km).

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

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