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Malar

Bhanoli mandal
Pincode 263622
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LGD code
53610
Pincode
263622
Post office
Dania
Population
306
Households
60
Literacy rate
59.2%
Sex ratio
1336 ♀/1000♂
Workers
160
Distance to district centre
40 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
190 km
Distance to Delhi
276 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 44 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Naini · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Malar compares

By population, Malar ranks #46 of 195 villages in Bhanoli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.2%
−2.8% vs mandal average
Malar
59.2%
Bhanoli mandal
62.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,336
+193 vs mandal average
Malar
1,336
Bhanoli mandal
1,143
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
Malar
5.1
Bhanoli mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Malar at a glance

Malar is a village of 306 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Bhanoli tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 46th-largest of 195 villages in Bhanoli tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,336 women per 1,000 men. It lies 40 km from the Almora district centre, 40 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 44 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263622, served by Dania post office; the LGD village code is 53610. The nearest hospital or health centre is Naini, 13 km away. The village votes in Almora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Tewari. The population is estimated at 361 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Malar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Malar · this village30659%
Falyat · Bhanoli41957%0 km N
Talar · Bhanoli15558%0 km N
Nayal · Bhanoli15271%0.8 km NW
Jajar · Bhanoli28878%0.8 km NW
Papgarh · Bhanoli16149%0.8 km NW
Nayal · Bhanoli8055%0.8 km NW

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Key facts — Malar

LGD code
53610
Pincode
263622
Post office
Dania
Population (Census 2011)
306
Population (projected 2026)
361
Households
60
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1336
Literacy rate
59.2%
Coordinates
29.59104°N, 79.81645°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Almora
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoj Tewari
Block / Mandal
Bhanoli
Getting there

How to reach Malar

Mandal centre
Bhanoli · ≈ 4.9 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 22 min by car · 1 h 37 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 22 min by car · 1 h 37 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun190 kmcapital
  • Delhi276 km
  • Kolkata1156 km
  • Mumbai1363 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam44 km
  • Bus stopJeep Stop15 km
  • Hospital / PHCNaini13 km
  • ATM / bankHDFC Bank27 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil15 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda26 km
  • Police stationThana Bhimtal37 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Malar

3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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