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About Ghargaon Malla Village

Ghargaon Malla is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 166 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghargaon Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghargaon Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263157
Area (hectares) 129.13 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 166
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghargaon Malla compares

By the 2011 count Ghargaon Malla is the 88th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 129.13 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Ghargaon Malla

Ghargaon Malla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghargaon Malla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghargaon Malla from other places

Ghargaon Malla lies about 107 km from Nainital, 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 Ghargaon Malla
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 11 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 25 km
District headquarters Nainital 107 km

Villages closest to Ghargaon Malla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghargaon Malla village had a population of 356. That makes it the 88th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Ghargaon Malla village has 166 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghargaon Malla has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Ghargaon Malla is 263157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghargaon Malla covers 129.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghargaon Malla falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghargaon 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 village for Ghargaon Malla.

Ghargaon Malla is about 107 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghargaon Malla is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 11 km away. Kotdwāra is about 25 km away. Kotdwara 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 Deeni Mallee (under 2 km), Gargari Malli (under 2 km) and Ladfora Malla (under 2 km).

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

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