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About Sila Malla Village

Sila Malla is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 36 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sila Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sila Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 123.06 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 36
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,667
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sila Malla compares

By the 2011 count Sila Malla is the 278th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 123.06 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1285.

Getting to Sila Malla

Sila Malla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sila Malla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sila Malla from other places

Sila Malla lies about 45 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 55 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 Sila Malla
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 16 km
Nearest town Pauri 41 km
District headquarters Garhwal 45 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 55 km

Villages closest to Sila Malla

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 Sila Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Sila Malla village had a population of 96. That makes it the 278th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Sila Malla village has 36 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sila Malla has about 1667 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Sila Malla is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sila Malla covers 123.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sila Malla falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sila Malla is Kotdwara, about 55 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sila Malla.

Sila Malla is about 45 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sila Malla is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 16 km away. Pauri is about 41 km away. Garhwal is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sila Talla (under 2 km), Dhopighat (1.5 km) and Bamradi (1.8 km).

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

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