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About Rankot Malla Village

Rankot Malla is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 28 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rankot Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rankot Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 16.68 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 28
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Rankot Malla compares

By the 2011 count Rankot Malla is the 353rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 16.68 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Rankot Malla

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

Rankot Malla 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 Rankot Malla
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 18 km
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 25 km

Villages closest to Rankot 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 Rankot Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Rankot Malla village had a population of 52. That makes it the 353rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Rankot Malla village has 28 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rankot Malla has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Rankot Malla is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rankot Malla covers 16.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rankot Malla 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rankot Malla.

Rankot Malla 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.

Rankot Malla is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 18 km away. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Kotdwāra 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 Badda Malla (under 2 km), Badiaargaon Malla (under 2 km) and Balsa Mallia (under 2 km).

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

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