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About Mald Village

Mald is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 278 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mald Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mald village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 71.4 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 278
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Mald compares

By the 2011 count Mald is the 74th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 71.4 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Mald

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

Mald lies about 64 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 39 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 Mald
Nearest town Pauri 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 39 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 64 km

Villages closest to Mald

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mald village had a population of 531. That makes it the 74th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Mald village has 278 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mald has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Mald is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mald covers 71.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mald falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mald is Kotdwara, about 39 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 Mald.

Mald is about 64 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mald is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pauri is about 28 km away. Ghansali is about 32 km away. Kotdwara is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anuwa May Warh (2.3 km), Baleshwar (2.3 km) and Bhatwari (2.3 km).

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

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