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About Pala Maradi Village

Pala Maradi is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 178 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pala Maradi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pala Maradi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249135
Area (hectares) 399.54 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 178
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pala Maradi compares

By the 2011 count Pala Maradi is the 65th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 399.54 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Pala Maradi

Pala Maradi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pala Maradi 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 Pala Maradi from other places

Pala Maradi lies about 21 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 81 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 Pala Maradi
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 3.5 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 21 km
Nearest town Tehri 52 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 81 km

Villages closest to Pala Maradi

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 Pala Maradi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pala Maradi village had a population of 340. That makes it the 65th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Pala Maradi village has 178 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pala Maradi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

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

Pala Maradi covers 399.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pala Maradi falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pala Maradi is Dehradun, about 81 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 Pala Maradi.

Pala Maradi is about 21 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pala Maradi is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 3.5 km away. Uttarkashi is about 21 km away. Tehri is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsu (under 2 km), Salang (1.7 km) and Tihar (2.5 km).

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

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