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About Maltha Village

Maltha is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 61 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 672 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maltha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maltha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246131
Area (hectares) 48.97 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 61
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 672
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maltha compares

By the 2011 count Maltha is the 100th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 48.97 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1227.

Getting to Maltha

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

Maltha lies about 6.9 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Maltha
District headquarters Garhwal 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 10 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 17 km

Villages closest to Maltha

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 Maltha

As per the Census of India 2011, Maltha village had a population of 102. That makes it the 100th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Maltha village has 61 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maltha has about 672 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 Maltha is 246131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maltha covers 48.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maltha falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Maltha is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Maltha.

Maltha is about 6.9 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maltha is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 6.9 km away. Satpuli is about 10 km away. Kotdwāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maletha (under 2 km), Saim (under 2 km) and Dhari (1.9 km).

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

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