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About Malathi Village

Malathi is a large village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,949, made up of 1,522 males and 1,427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Malathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malathi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 2,949
Male Population 1,522
Female Population 1,427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Malathi compares

By the 2011 count Malathi is the 23rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Malathi

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

Malathi lies about 12 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mira Bigha, about 5.1 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 Malathi
Nearest railway station Mira Bigha 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 8.8 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 12 km

Villages closest to Malathi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malathi village had a population of 2,949. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Malathi village has 1,522 males and 1,427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malathi has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Malathi covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malathi falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malathi is Mira Bigha, about 5.1 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 Malathi.

Malathi is about 12 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malathi is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Mira Bigha is about 5.1 km away. Makhdumpur is about 8.8 km away. Jehanabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilori (under 2 km), Berthu (1.7 km) and Dhonrha Chak (1.8 km).

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

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