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About Kanda Malla Village

Kanda Malla is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 98 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263132
Area (hectares) 69.77 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 98
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanda Malla compares

By the 2011 count Kanda Malla is the 118th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 69.77 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kanda Malla

Kanda Malla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanda Malla as Available within <5 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 Kanda Malla from other places

Kanda Malla lies about 89 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 28 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 Kanda Malla
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 11 km
Nearest town Pauri 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 28 km
District headquarters Nainital 89 km

Villages closest to Kanda 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 Kanda Malla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda Malla village had a population of 192. That makes it the 118th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Kanda Malla village has 98 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda Malla has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kanda Malla is 263132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda Malla covers 69.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanda Malla is Kotdwara, about 28 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanda Malla.

Kanda Malla is about 89 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda Malla is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 11 km away. Pauri is about 27 km away. Kotdwara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pansya (under 2 km), Nawgaon (2.4 km) and Thali (4.7 km).

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

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