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About Malahi Village

Malahi is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,740, made up of 854 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Pincode 841505
Area (hectares) 38.95 hectares
Population 1,740
Male Population 854
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malahi compares

By the 2011 count Malahi is the 65th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 38.95 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Malahi

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

Malahi lies about 13 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sasa Musa, about 3.3 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 Malahi
Nearest railway station Sasa Musa 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 13 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 13 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 13 km

Villages closest to Malahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malahi village had a population of 1,740. That makes it the 65th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Malahi village has 854 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malahi has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Malahi is 841505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malahi covers 38.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malahi falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malahi is Sasa Musa, about 3.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Malahi.

Malahi is about 13 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malahi is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sasa Musa is about 3.3 km away. Kuchaikote is about 13 km away. Gopalganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauranw (under 2 km), Bantail (under 2 km) and Khajuri (under 2 km).

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

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