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About Patal Malla Village

Patal Malla is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 42 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246279, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patal Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patal Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246279
Area (hectares) 18.55 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 42
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
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 Patal Malla compares

By the 2011 count Patal Malla is the 159th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 18.55 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 Patal Malla

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

Patal Malla lies about 16 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Patal Malla
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 16 km
District headquarters Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 27 km

Villages closest to Patal 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 Patal Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Patal Malla village had a population of 91. That makes it the 159th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Patal Malla village has 42 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patal Malla has about 1167 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 Patal Malla is 246279. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patal Malla covers 18.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Patal Malla is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Patal Malla.

Patal Malla is about 16 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patal Malla is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 16 km away. Garhwal is about 16 km away. Kotdwāra 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 Patal Talla (under 2 km), Gel Gaon (under 2 km) and Rand Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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