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About Moldhar Village

Moldhar is a mid sized village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 244 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,193 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moldhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moldhar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 128.73 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 244
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,193
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 Moldhar compares

By the 2011 count Moldhar is the 35th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 128.73 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Moldhar

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

Moldhar lies about 4.2 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 33 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 Moldhar
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 4.2 km
Nearest town Tehri 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 19 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 33 km

Villages closest to Moldhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moldhar village had a population of 535. That makes it the 35th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Moldhar village has 244 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moldhar has about 1193 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Moldhar is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moldhar covers 128.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Moldhar falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Moldhar is Rishikesh, about 33 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 Moldhar.

Moldhar is about 4.2 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moldhar is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 4.2 km away. Tehri is about 4.2 km away. Dhanaulti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangar (under 2 km), Pali (3.6 km) and Baurari Chak (3.8 km).

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

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