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About Malchhari Village

Malchhari is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,918, made up of 1,009 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.8 hectares hectares.

Malchhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malchhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Jokihat
Area (hectares) 176.8 hectares
Population 1,918
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malchhari compares

By the 2011 count Malchhari is the 59th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 176.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Malchhari

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

Malchhari lies about 14 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 20 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 Malchhari
Tehsil headquarters Jokihat 3.9 km
District headquarters Araria 14 km
Nearest town Arāria 14 km
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 20 km

Villages closest to Malchhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malchhari village had a population of 1,918. That makes it the 59th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Malchhari village has 1,009 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malchhari has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Malchhari covers 176.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malchhari falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malchhari is Kusiargaon, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malchhari.

Malchhari is about 14 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malchhari is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 3.9 km away. Araria is about 14 km away. Arāria is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathrabari (under 2 km), Hardar (under 2 km) and Kajleta (under 2 km).

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

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