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About Kanda Malla Village

Kanda Malla is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 11 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 636 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262551, 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 Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262551
Area (hectares) 31.32 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 11
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 636
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 Kanda Malla compares

By the 2011 count Kanda Malla is the 330th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 31.32 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Kanda Malla

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

Kanda Malla lies about 45 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 103 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 Didihat 11 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 45 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 45 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 103 km

Villages closest to Kanda Malla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Didihat 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 18. That makes it the 330th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Kanda Malla village has 11 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda Malla has about 636 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Kanda Malla is 262551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda Malla covers 31.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanda Malla falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanda Malla is Tanakpur, about 103 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 Kanda Malla.

Kanda Malla is about 45 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda Malla is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 11 km away. Pithoragarh is about 45 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanda Talla (under 2 km), Panda (under 2 km) and Dungri (2.9 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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