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About Moltari Village

Moltari is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 80 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,325 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moltari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moltari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 22.04 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 80
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,325
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Moltari compares

By the 2011 count Moltari is the 58th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 22.04 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Moltari

Moltari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Moltari as Available within 5 - 10 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 Moltari from other places

Moltari lies about 35 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 47 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 Moltari
Nearest town Tehri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 35 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 35 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 47 km

Villages closest to Moltari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moltari village had a population of 186. That makes it the 58th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Moltari village has 80 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moltari has about 1325 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Moltari is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moltari covers 22.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Moltari falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Moltari is Rishikesh, about 47 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 km distance for Moltari.

Moltari is about 35 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moltari is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 12 km away. Puraula is about 35 km away. Uttarkashi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moltari Rajputonki (under 2 km), Bingadhera Talla (3.9 km) and Angora (8.5 km).

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

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