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About Rigalta Malla Village

Rigalta Malla is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 70 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rigalta Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rigalta Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246161
Area (hectares) 143.73 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 70
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Rigalta Malla compares

By the 2011 count Rigalta Malla is the 109th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 143.73 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Rigalta Malla

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

Rigalta 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 Rigalta 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 Rigalta 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 Rigalta Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Rigalta Malla village had a population of 136. That makes it the 109th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Rigalta Malla village has 70 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rigalta Malla has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1280.

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

Rigalta Malla covers 143.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Rigalta 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rigalta Malla.

Rigalta 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.

Rigalta 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 Rigalta Malla today is likely to be higher.

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