About Malhya Village

Malhya is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,653, made up of 867 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Malhya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malhya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Area (hectares)	64 hectares
Population	1,653
Male Population	867
Female Population	786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malhya compares

By the 2011 count Malhya is the 53rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Malhya

Malhya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malhya as Available within 5 - 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 Malhya from other places

Malhya lies about 24 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 11 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 Malhya
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	4.5 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bela	11 km
District headquarters	Gaya	24 km

Villages closest to Malhya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malhya village had a population of 1,653. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Malhya village has 867 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malhya has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Malhya covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malhya falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malhya is Bela, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malhya.

Malhya is about 24 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malhya is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 4.5 km away. Tekāri is about 4.5 km away. Bela is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.