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About Mayali Village

Mayali is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 314 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mayali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 155.37 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 314
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mayali compares

By the 2011 count Mayali is the 30th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 155.37 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Mayali

Mayali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mayali as Available within village. 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 Mayali from other places

Mayali lies about 109 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 31 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 Mayali
Nearest town Almora 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 31 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 109 km

Villages closest to Mayali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayali village had a population of 659. That makes it the 30th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Mayali village has 314 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayali has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Mayali is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mayali covers 155.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mayali falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mayali is Kathgodam, about 31 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mayali.

Mayali is about 109 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mayali is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Almora is about 9.3 km away. Kathgodam is about 31 km away. Jakholi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atholi (3.4 km), Jagtoli (7.1 km) and Sakalana (8.0 km).

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

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