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About Malawa Village

Malawa is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 19 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,684 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malawa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 57.12 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 19
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,684
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malawa compares

By the 2011 count Malawa is the 158th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 57.12 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Malawa

Malawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malawa as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Malawa from other places

Malawa lies about 25 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Virbhadra, about 21 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 Malawa
Nearest railway station Virbhadra 21 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 21 km
District headquarters Garhwal 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 29 km

Villages closest to Malawa

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 Malawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Malawa village had a population of 51. That makes it the 158th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Malawa village has 19 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malawa has about 1684 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

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

Malawa covers 57.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malawa falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Malawa is Virbhadra, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Malawa.

Malawa is about 25 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malawa is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Virbhadra is about 21 km away. Rishīkesh is about 21 km away. Garhwal 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 Bareth (4.8 km), Silri (6.2 km) and Godi (8.7 km).

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

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