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About Malan Village

Malan is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 41 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262534
Area (hectares) 41.63 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 41
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Malan compares

By the 2011 count Malan is the 159th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 41.63 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1140.

Getting to Malan

Malan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malan 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 Malan from other places

Malan lies about 24 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, 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 Malan
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 24 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 55 km

Villages closest to Malan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berinag 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 Malan

As per the Census of India 2011, Malan village had a population of 82. That makes it the 159th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Malan village has 41 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malan has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Malan is 262534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malan covers 41.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malan falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Malan is Kathgodam, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malan.

Malan is about 24 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malan is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 24 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheti Jarauli (2.0 km), Jajar Sirtoli (2.4 km) and Agriya Gara (4.5 km).

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

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