About Maldih Village

Maldih is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,523, made up of 747 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares.

Maldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maldih village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	125 hectares
Population	1,523
Male Population	747
Female Population	776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maldih compares

By the 2011 count Maldih is the 47th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Maldih

Maldih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maldih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Maldih from other places

Maldih lies about 20 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 7.8 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 Maldih
Nearest railway station	Godda	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	20 km
District headquarters	Banka	20 km

Villages closest to Maldih

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 Maldih

As per the Census of India 2011, Maldih village had a population of 1,523. That makes it the 47th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Maldih village has 747 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maldih has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Maldih covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maldih falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maldih is Godda, about 7.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Maldih.

Maldih is about 20 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maldih is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 7.8 km away. Shambhuganj is about 20 km away. Banka is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.