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About Maikhanda Village

Maikhanda is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 470 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246471, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maikhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maikhanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246471
Area (hectares) 196.64 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 470
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Maikhanda compares

By the 2011 count Maikhanda is the 24th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 196.64 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 1076.

Getting to Maikhanda

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

Maikhanda lies about 33 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 90 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 Maikhanda
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 7.0 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 33 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 47 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 90 km

Villages closest to Maikhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maikhanda village had a population of 926. That makes it the 24th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Maikhanda village has 470 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maikhanda has about 970 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 1076.

The pincode recorded for Maikhanda is 246471. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maikhanda covers 196.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maikhanda falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Maikhanda is Rishikesh, about 90 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 Maikhanda.

Maikhanda is about 33 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maikhanda is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 7.0 km away. Rudraprayag is about 33 km away. Srīnagar is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaikhanda (under 2 km), Khariya (under 2 km) and Byung (under 2 km).

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

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