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About Malaur Village

Malaur is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,921, made up of 999 males and 922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares.

Malaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 1,921
Male Population 999
Female Population 922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malaur compares

By the 2011 count Malaur is the 53rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

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 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 Barsoi 14 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 Barsoi 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 1,921. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Malaur village has 999 males and 922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malaur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Malaur covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malaur falls under Barsoi 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 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 Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sudhani is about under 2 km away. Barsoi is about 14 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 Lihar (under 2 km), Neamatpur (under 2 km) and Dubisubhi (under 2 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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