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About Gheruwa Malla Village

Gheruwa Malla is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 82 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 671 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gheruwa Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gheruwa Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 120.58 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 82
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 671
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gheruwa Malla compares

By the 2011 count Gheruwa Malla is the 76th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 120.58 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Gheruwa Malla

Gheruwa Malla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gheruwa Malla as Available within village. 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 Gheruwa Malla from other places

Gheruwa Malla lies about 21 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 32 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 Gheruwa Malla
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 12 km
District headquarters Garhwal 21 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 32 km

Villages closest to Gheruwa 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 Gheruwa Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Gheruwa Malla village had a population of 137. That makes it the 76th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Gheruwa Malla village has 82 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gheruwa Malla has about 671 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1227.

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

Gheruwa Malla covers 120.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gheruwa Malla is Kotdwara, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gheruwa Malla.

Gheruwa Malla is about 21 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gheruwa Malla is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 12 km away. Garhwal is about 21 km away. Kotdwāra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandai (under 2 km), Gheruwa Talla (under 2 km) and Guretha (under 2 km).

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

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