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About Malaur Village

Malaur is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 237 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.87 hectares hectares.

Malaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 9.87 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 237
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malaur compares

By the 2011 count Malaur is the 87th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 9.87 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Malaur

Malaur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malaur as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malaur from other places

Malaur lies about 38 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about under 2 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 Malaur
Nearest railway station Sudhani under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 6.3 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 28 km
District headquarters Katihar 38 km

Villages closest to Malaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malaur village had a population of 427. That makes it the 87th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Malaur village has 237 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malaur has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Malaur covers 9.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malaur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malaur is Sudhani, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Malaur is about 38 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malaur is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Sudhani is about under 2 km away. Balrampur is about 6.3 km away. Rāiganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moralbadh (under 2 km), Morangpur (1.8 km) and Rangpur (1.8 km).

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

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