About Malda Buzurg Village

Malda Buzurg is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 379 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 749 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malda Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malda Buzurg village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	97 hectares
Population	663
Male Population	379
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	749
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malda Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Malda Buzurg is the 80th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Malda Buzurg

Malda Buzurg is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malda Buzurg as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Malda Buzurg from other places

Malda Buzurg lies about 33 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 18 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 Malda Buzurg
Nearest town	Kharagpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	33 km
District headquarters	Banka	33 km

Villages closest to Malda Buzurg

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

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Common questions about Malda Buzurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Malda Buzurg village had a population of 663. That makes it the 80th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Malda Buzurg village has 379 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malda Buzurg has about 749 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Malda Buzurg is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malda Buzurg covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malda Buzurg falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malda Buzurg is Ganganiyan, about 18 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 village for Malda Buzurg.

Malda Buzurg is about 33 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malda Buzurg is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 13 km away. Ganganiyan is about 18 km away. Shambhuganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.