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About Moliya Village

Moliya is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 218 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moliya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 92.2 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 218
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
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 Moliya compares

By the 2011 count Moliya is the 71st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 92.2 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 1142.

Getting to Moliya

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

Moliya lies about 18 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 50 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 Moliya
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 12 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 18 km
Nearest town Tehri 18 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 50 km

Villages closest to Moliya

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 Moliya

As per the Census of India 2011, Moliya village had a population of 447. That makes it the 71st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Moliya village has 218 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moliya has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

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

Moliya covers 92.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Moliya is Harrawala, about 50 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 Moliya.

Moliya is about 18 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moliya is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 12 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 18 km away. Tehri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirwani (under 2 km), Khamakhal (under 2 km) and Pandan Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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