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About Malai Village

Malai is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 44 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 70.45 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 44
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
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 Malai compares

By the 2011 count Malai is the 112th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 70.45 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Malai

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

Malai lies about 23 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Malai
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 8.9 km
District headquarters Garhwal 23 km
Nearest town Pauri 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 34 km

Villages closest to Malai

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 Malai

As per the Census of India 2011, Malai village had a population of 90. That makes it the 112th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Malai village has 44 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malai has about 1045 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 Malai is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malai covers 70.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malai falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Malai is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Malai.

Malai is about 23 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malai is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 8.9 km away. Garhwal is about 23 km away. Pauri 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 Kandoli (under 2 km), Badoli (under 2 km) and Balooli (under 2 km).

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

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