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About Malla Village

Malla is a mid sized village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 450 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 327.81 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 450
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Malla compares

By the 2011 count Malla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 327.81 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Malla

Malla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for 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 Malla from other places

Malla lies about 30 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Raiwala Junction, about 16 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 Malla
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Raiwala Junction 16 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 17 km
District headquarters Garhwal 30 km

Villages closest to 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 Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Malla village had a population of 875. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Malla village has 450 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malla has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

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

Malla covers 327.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malla falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Malla is Raiwala Junction, about 16 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 Malla.

Malla is about 30 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malla is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 5.3 km away. Raiwala Junction is about 16 km away. Rishīkesh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banas Malla (under 2 km), Kasan (under 2 km) and Simal Khet (under 2 km).

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

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