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About Malla Village

Malla is a mid sized village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 432 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249135
Area (hectares) 190.92 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 432
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malla compares

By the 2011 count Malla is the 17th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 190.92 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Malla

Malla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Malla from other places

Malla lies about 18 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 77 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 Malla
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 2.5 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 18 km
Nearest town Tehri 46 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 77 km

Villages closest to Malla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malla village had a population of 849. That makes it the 17th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Malla village has 432 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malla has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Malla is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malla covers 190.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malla falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Malla is Dehradun, about 77 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Malla.

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

Malla is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 2.5 km away. Uttarkashi is about 18 km away. Tehri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jokani (under 2 km), Lata (under 2 km) and Pahi (under 2 km).

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

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