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About Barkhet Malla Village

Barkhet Malla is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 81 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkhet Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhet Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 127.99 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 81
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Barkhet Malla compares

By the 2011 count Barkhet Malla is the 158th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 127.99 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1243.

Getting to Barkhet Malla

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

Barkhet Malla lies about 27 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Barkhet Malla
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 23 km
District headquarters Garhwal 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 34 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 34 km

Villages closest to Barkhet Malla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lansdowne 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 Barkhet Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkhet Malla village had a population of 165. That makes it the 158th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Barkhet Malla village has 81 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhet Malla has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Barkhet Malla is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkhet Malla covers 127.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkhet Malla falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkhet Malla is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Barkhet Malla.

Barkhet Malla is about 27 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkhet Malla is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 23 km away. Garhwal is about 27 km away. Kotdwara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhundai (under 2 km), Barkhet Talla (under 2 km) and Chaukhamba (under 2 km).

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

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