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About Edamalla Village

Edamalla is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 12 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edamalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edamalla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 104.37 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 12
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Edamalla compares

By the 2011 count Edamalla is the 272nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 104.37 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1139.

Getting to Edamalla

Edamalla is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Edamalla as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Edamalla from other places

Edamalla 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 Edamalla
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 25 km

Villages closest to Edamalla

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 Edamalla

As per the Census of India 2011, Edamalla village had a population of 20. That makes it the 272nd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Edamalla village has 12 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edamalla has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Edamalla is 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edamalla covers 104.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Edamalla falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

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

Edamalla 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.

Edamalla is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Kotdwāra is about 25 km away. Kotdwara 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 Gola Malla (under 2 km), Haldukhata Malla (under 2 km) and Jorasi Malli (under 2 km).

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

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