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About Molga Village

Molga is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 175 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Molga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 29.98 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 175
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Molga compares

By the 2011 count Molga is the 90th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 29.98 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Molga

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

Molga lies about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 51 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 Molga
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 15 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 51 km

Villages closest to Molga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Molga village had a population of 342. That makes it the 90th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Molga village has 175 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molga has about 954 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 1142.

The pincode recorded for Molga is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Molga covers 29.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Molga falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Molga is Rishikesh, about 51 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 Molga.

Molga is about 16 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Molga is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 15 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothaga (2.1 km), Bhatwara (5.9 km) and Pokhariyal Gaon (6.5 km).

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

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