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About Malpur Village

Malpur is a mid sized village in Ismailpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 880, made up of 457 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares.

Malpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Ismailpur
Area (hectares) 289 hectares
Population 880
Male Population 457
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malpur compares

By the 2011 count Malpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,430 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Malpur

Malpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malpur from other places

Malpur lies about 115 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Mor, about 8.9 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 Malpur
Nearest railway station Mor 8.9 km
Nearest town Mokameh 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ismailpur 24 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 115 km

Villages closest to Malpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malpur village had a population of 880. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,430 residents.

Malpur village has 457 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

Malpur covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malpur falls under Ismailpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malpur is Mor, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malpur.

Malpur is about 115 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malpur is in Ismailpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Mor is about 8.9 km away. Mokameh is about 9.9 km away. Ismailpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joth Gobind (16 km), Salarpur (20 km) and Ismail Pur (24 km).

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

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