About Malpa Village

Malpa is a large village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,074, made up of 1,596 males and 1,478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares.

Malpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malpa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Guraru
Area (hectares)	272 hectares
Population	3,074
Male Population	1,596
Female Population	1,478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malpa compares

By the 2011 count Malpa is the 14th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Malpa

Malpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malpa as Available within village. 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 Malpa from other places

Malpa lies about 25 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 6.7 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 Malpa
Nearest railway station	Guraru	6.7 km
Nearest town	Rafiganj	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	25 km

Villages closest to Malpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malpa village had a population of 3,074. That makes it the 14th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Malpa village has 1,596 males and 1,478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malpa has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Malpa covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malpa falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malpa is Guraru, about 6.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malpa.

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

Malpa is in Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about 6.7 km away. Rafiganj is about 14 km away. Gaya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.