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About Mala Jhula Village

Mala Jhula is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 106 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mala Jhula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mala Jhula village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262551
Area (hectares) 122.67 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 106
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,142
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 Mala Jhula compares

By the 2011 count Mala Jhula is the 112th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 122.67 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Mala Jhula

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

Mala Jhula lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 88 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 Mala Jhula
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 11 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 88 km

Villages closest to Mala Jhula

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 Mala Jhula

As per the Census of India 2011, Mala Jhula village had a population of 227. That makes it the 112th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Mala Jhula village has 106 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mala Jhula has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Mala Jhula is 262551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mala Jhula covers 122.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mala Jhula falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mala Jhula is Tanakpur, about 88 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 Mala Jhula.

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

Mala Jhula is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 11 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basaur (under 2 km), Basaura (under 2 km) and Bagari Hat (under 2 km).

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

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