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About Maikholi Village

Maikholi is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 188 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maikholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maikholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246285
Area (hectares) 118.88 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 188
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maikholi compares

By the 2011 count Maikholi is the 70th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 118.88 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Maikholi

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

Maikholi lies about 54 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 65 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 Maikholi
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 8.8 km
Nearest town Pauri 39 km
District headquarters Garhwal 54 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 65 km

Villages closest to Maikholi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in THALISAIN 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 Maikholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Maikholi village had a population of 378. That makes it the 70th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Maikholi village has 188 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maikholi has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Maikholi is 246285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maikholi covers 118.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maikholi falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Maikholi is Kotdwara, about 65 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 <5 km distance for Maikholi.

Maikholi is about 54 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maikholi is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 8.8 km away. Pauri is about 39 km away. Garhwal is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Massou (under 2 km), Raniyas (under 2 km) and Jandariya Malla (2.0 km).

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

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