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About Faldakot Malla Village

Faldakot Malla is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 48 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faldakot Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faldakot Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 77.34 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 48
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faldakot Malla compares

By the 2011 count Faldakot Malla is the 125th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 77.34 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 1206.

Getting to Faldakot Malla

Faldakot Malla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Faldakot Malla as Available within 10+ 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 Faldakot Malla from other places

Faldakot Malla lies about 19 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 25 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 Faldakot Malla
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 15 km
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 25 km

Villages closest to Faldakot Malla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Yamkeshwar 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 Faldakot Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Faldakot Malla village had a population of 102. That makes it the 125th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Faldakot Malla village has 48 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faldakot Malla has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Faldakot Malla is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faldakot Malla covers 77.34 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.

Faldakot Malla falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Faldakot Malla is Kotdwara, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Faldakot Malla.

Faldakot Malla is about 19 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faldakot Malla is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 15 km away. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Kotdwāra 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 Amari Malli (under 2 km), Jahri Malli (under 2 km) and Khardogi Malli (under 2 km).

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

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