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About Moltha Village

Moltha is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 160 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moltha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moltha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249181
Area (hectares) 69.46 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 160
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
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 Moltha compares

By the 2011 count Moltha is the 144th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 69.46 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1240.

Getting to Moltha

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

Moltha lies about 54 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Moltha
Nearest town Pauri 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 23 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 54 km

Villages closest to Moltha

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 Moltha

As per the Census of India 2011, Moltha village had a population of 337. That makes it the 144th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Moltha village has 160 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moltha has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Moltha is 249181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moltha covers 69.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Moltha is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Moltha.

Moltha is about 54 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moltha is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pauri is about 20 km away. Ghansali is about 23 km away. Kotdwara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baunr (under 2 km), Badiyar (under 2 km) and Badiyr Gaon (2.1 km).

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

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