Malla Uttarkashi
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Malla (मल्ला) is a village in Bhatwari Tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand, India.
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Location
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Malla village is 040731. Malla village is located in Bhatwari Tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand, India. It is situated 3km away from sub-district headquarter Bhatwari and 26km away from district headquarter Uttarkashi. As per 2009 stats, Malla village is also a gram panchayat. The total geographical area of village is 190.92 hectares. Malla has a total population of 849 peoples. There are about 196 houses in Malla village. Uttarkashi is nearest town to Malla which is approximately 26km away. [1]
History
भटवाड़ी के निकट मल्ला गाँव से ‘बूढ़ा केदार’ पवालीकाँठा होते हुए 131 किमी. चलकर केदारनाथ जाने का एक बहुत पुराना पैदल मार्ग है। इस मार्ग पर मल्ला से 20 किमी. दूर बैलख चट्टी नामक स्थान है। यहाँ से 7 किमी. आगे ‘जौराई’ नामक स्थान से आगे उत्तरकाशी वप टिहरी जनपद की सीमा पर जौराई की सुन्दर फूल घाटी है। [2]