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About Malhi Village

Malhi is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 376 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813105
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 376
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malhi compares

By the 2011 count Malhi is the 96th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Malhi

Malhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Malhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Malhi from other places

Malhi lies about 25 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 7.2 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 Malhi
Nearest railway station Bela 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 10 km
Nearest town Purāini 12 km
District headquarters Banka 25 km

Villages closest to Malhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malhi village had a population of 733. That makes it the 96th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Malhi village has 376 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malhi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Malhi is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malhi covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malhi falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malhi is Bela, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malhi.

Malhi is about 25 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malhi is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 7.2 km away. Rajaun is about 10 km away. Purāini is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindpur (under 2 km), Sakahara (under 2 km) and Nawada (under 2 km).

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

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