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About Malmali Village

Malmali is a mid sized village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,890, made up of 1,010 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malmali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malmali village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Dighalbank
Pincode 855101
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 1,890
Male Population 1,010
Female Population 880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Malmali compares

By the 2011 count Malmali is the 35th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Malmali

Malmali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Malmali 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 Malmali from other places

Malmali lies about 38 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 Malmali
Tehsil headquarters Dighalbank 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 17 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 17 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 38 km

Villages closest to Malmali

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 Malmali

As per the Census of India 2011, Malmali village had a population of 1,890. That makes it the 35th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Malmali village has 1,010 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malmali has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Malmali is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malmali covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malmali falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malmali 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 Malmali.

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

Malmali is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Dighalbank is about 5.9 km away. Pawakhali is about 17 km away. Bahādurganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhimari (1.9 km), Singhimari Milik (1.9 km) and Harhibhita (2.8 km).

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

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