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About Amaldu Village

Amaldu is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 26 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amaldu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amaldu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246128
Area (hectares) 167.35 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 26
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amaldu compares

By the 2011 count Amaldu is the 233rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 167.35 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1139.

Getting to Amaldu

Amaldu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amaldu as Available within 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 Amaldu from other places

Amaldu lies about 16 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 20 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 Amaldu
District headquarters Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 20 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 20 km

Villages closest to Amaldu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amaldu village had a population of 53. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Amaldu village has 26 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amaldu has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Amaldu is 246128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amaldu covers 167.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amaldu falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Amaldu is Kotdwara, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amaldu.

Amaldu 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.

Amaldu is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 16 km away. Kotdwāra is about 20 km away. Kotdwara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gahli (under 2 km), Jaltha (1.7 km) and Nara (1.9 km).

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

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