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About Meldhar Village

Meldhar is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 37 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meldhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meldhar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 65.65 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 37
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,892
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 Meldhar compares

By the 2011 count Meldhar is the 251st largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 65.65 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 Meldhar

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

Meldhar lies about 31 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Meldhar
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 27 km
District headquarters Garhwal 31 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 38 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 38 km

Villages closest to Meldhar

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 Meldhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Meldhar village had a population of 107. That makes it the 251st largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Meldhar village has 37 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meldhar has about 1892 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

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

Meldhar covers 65.65 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.

Meldhar falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Meldhar is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Meldhar.

Meldhar is about 31 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meldhar is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 27 km away. Garhwal is about 31 km away. Kotdwara is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaja (under 2 km), Muchelgaon (1.7 km) and Dwari (1.9 km).

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

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