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About Malargaon Village

Malargaon is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 52 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malargaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 96.93 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 52
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malargaon compares

By the 2011 count Malargaon is the 179th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 96.93 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, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Malargaon

Malargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malargaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Malargaon from other places

Malargaon lies about 12 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 22 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 Malargaon
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 6.9 km
District headquarters Garhwal 12 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 22 km

Villages closest to Malargaon

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 Malargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Malargaon village had a population of 151. That makes it the 179th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Malargaon village has 52 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malargaon has about 1904 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

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

Malargaon covers 96.93 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.

Malargaon falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Malargaon is Kotdwara, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Malargaon.

Malargaon is about 12 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malargaon is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 6.9 km away. Garhwal is about 12 km away. Kotdwāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sisaldi (under 2 km), Dhaniya Kot (under 2 km) and Sunkatla (under 2 km).

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

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