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About Molan Village

Molan is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 13 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Molan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 11.2 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 13
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,231
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Molan compares

By the 2011 count Molan is the 541st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 11.2 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Molan

Molan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Molan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Molan from other places

Molan lies about 68 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 78 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 Molan
Nearest town Srīnagar 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 31 km
District headquarters Garhwal 68 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 78 km

Villages closest to Molan

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 Molan

As per the Census of India 2011, Molan village had a population of 29. That makes it the 541st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Molan village has 13 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molan has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Molan is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Molan covers 11.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Molan falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Molan is Rishikesh, about 78 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 5 - 10 km distance for Molan.

Molan is about 68 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Molan is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 28 km away. Pauri is about 31 km away. Garhwal is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urmola (under 2 km), Khar Kota (under 2 km) and Ghuroli (under 2 km).

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

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