About Malpur Village

Malpur is a large village in Barahiya tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,439, made up of 1,818 males and 1,621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Lakhisarai
Tehsil	Barahiya
Pincode	811302
Area (hectares)	300.9 hectares
Population	3,439
Male Population	1,818
Female Population	1,621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malpur compares

By the 2011 count Malpur is the 5th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents. Its 300.9 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Malpur

Malpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malpur as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malpur from other places

Malpur lies about 126 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 12 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 Malpur
Tehsil headquarters	Barahiya	6.6 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	12 km
Nearest railway station	Ner Halt	12 km
District headquarters	Lakhisarai	126 km

Villages closest to Malpur

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

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Common questions about Malpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Malpur village had a population of 3,439. That makes it the 5th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents.

Malpur village has 1,818 males and 1,621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malpur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Malpur is 811302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malpur covers 300.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malpur falls under Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malpur is Ner Halt, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Malpur.

Malpur is about 126 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malpur is in Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Barahiya is about 6.6 km away. Tekāri is about 12 km away. Ner Halt is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.