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About Bounsal Malla Village

Bounsal Malla is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 86 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bounsal Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bounsal Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 95.99 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 86
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
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 Bounsal Malla compares

By the 2011 count Bounsal Malla is the 48th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 95.99 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Bounsal Malla

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

Bounsal 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 Bounsal Malla
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 16 km
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 25 km

Villages closest to Bounsal Malla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satpuli 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 Bounsal Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Bounsal Malla village had a population of 183. That makes it the 48th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Bounsal Malla village has 86 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bounsal Malla has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Bounsal Malla is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bounsal Malla covers 95.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bounsal Malla falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bounsal 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 Bounsal Malla.

Bounsal 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.

Bounsal Malla is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 16 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 Beeron Malla (under 2 km), Maher Gaon Malla (under 2 km) and Malethe Malli (under 2 km).

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

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