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- LGD code
- 47600
- Pincode
- 246179
- Post office
- Rikhnikhal (A)
- Population
- 308
- Households
- 62
- Literacy rate
- 74.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1095 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 147
- Distance to district centre
- 21 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 98 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 203 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kotdwara · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bunga Malla compares
By population, Bunga Malla ranks #17 of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.7%
+7.4% vs mandal average
- Bunga Malla
- 74.7%
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 67.3%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,095
−98 vs mandal average
- Bunga Malla
- 1,095
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 1,193
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Bunga Malla
- 5.0
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bunga Malla at a glance
Bunga Malla is a village of 308 people in 62 households (Census 2011) in Rikhanikhal tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 17th-largest of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal tehsil. Literacy is 75%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,095 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 32 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 30 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246179, served by Rikhnikhal (A) post office; the LGD village code is 47600. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal, 3 km away. The village votes in Lansdowne assembly constituency, represented by MLA Daleep Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 363 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunga Malla · this village | 308 | 75% | — |
| Bunga Talla · Rikhanikhal | 297 | 70% | 1.9 km S |
| Padiyar Gaon · Rikhanikhal | 112 | 67% | 2.6 km E |
| Budhgaon · Lansdowne | 140 | 75% | 3.4 km SW |
| Gheri · Rikhanikhal | 389 | 66% | 4.1 km N |
| Bayola Talla · Rikhanikhal | 306 | 75% | 4.2 km E |
| Bayala Talla · Rikhanikhal | 214 | 66% | 4.2 km E |
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Key facts — Bunga Malla
- LGD code
- 47600
- Pincode
- 246179
- Post office
- Rikhnikhal (A)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 308
- Population (projected 2026)
- 363
- Households
- 62
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1095
- Literacy rate
- 74.7%
- Coordinates
- 29.77125°N, 78.82924°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lansdowne
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Daleep Singh Rawat
- Block / Mandal
- Rikhanikhal
Getting there
How to reach Bunga Malla
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun98 kmcapital
- Delhi203 km
- Kolkata1242 km
- Mumbai1333 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKotdwara30 km
- Bus stopRatkot23 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Rikhnikhal3 km
- ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila36 km
- CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry36 km
- Police stationKotwali Ramnagar51 km
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View all 60+ →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)