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About Molkandi Village

Molkandi is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 34 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,412 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Molkandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molkandi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246175
Area (hectares) 54.11 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 34
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,412
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Molkandi compares

By the 2011 count Molkandi is the 374th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 54.11 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1259.

Getting to Molkandi

Molkandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Molkandi as Available within 5 - 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 Molkandi from other places

Molkandi lies about 17 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 28 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 Molkandi
District headquarters Garhwal 17 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 28 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 30 km

Villages closest to Molkandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 Molkandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Molkandi village had a population of 82. That makes it the 374th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Molkandi village has 34 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molkandi has about 1412 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Molkandi is 246175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Molkandi covers 54.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Molkandi falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Molkandi is Kotdwara, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Molkandi.

Molkandi is about 17 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Molkandi is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 17 km away. Kotdwāra is about 28 km away. Kotdwara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaur (under 2 km), Malethi (2.2 km) and Kota (3.6 km).

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

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