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About Maldangi Village

Maldangi is a small village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 27 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maldangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maldangi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Dighalbank
Pincode 855107
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 27
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,148
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maldangi compares

By the 2011 count Maldangi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Maldangi

Maldangi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Maldangi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maldangi from other places

Maldangi lies about 40 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 17 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 Maldangi
Tehsil headquarters Dighalbank 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 17 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 20 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 40 km

Villages closest to Maldangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maldangi village had a population of 58. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Maldangi village has 27 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maldangi has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Maldangi is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maldangi covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maldangi falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maldangi is Pawakhali, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maldangi.

Maldangi is about 40 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maldangi is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Dighalbank is about 3.7 km away. Pawakhali is about 17 km away. Bahādurganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harhibhita (under 2 km), Hari Bhita (under 2 km) and Singhimari (1.9 km).

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

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