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About Malettha Village

Malettha is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 69 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246174, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malettha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malettha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246174
Area (hectares) 90.45 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 69
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
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 Malettha compares

By the 2011 count Malettha is the 53rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 90.45 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Malettha

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

Malettha lies about 51 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 55 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 Malettha
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 5.9 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 5.9 km
District headquarters Garhwal 51 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 55 km

Villages closest to Malettha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srinagar 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 Malettha

As per the Census of India 2011, Malettha village had a population of 142. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Malettha village has 69 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malettha has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Malettha is 246174. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malettha covers 90.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malettha falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Malettha is Rishikesh, about 55 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 Malettha.

Malettha is about 51 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malettha is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Srinagar is about 5.9 km away. Srīnagar is about 5.9 km away. Garhwal is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatoli (under 2 km), Gahad Lagga Bhatoli (under 2 km) and Bhelgarh (under 2 km).

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

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