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About Malti Village

Malti is one of the larger villages in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,015, made up of 3,740 males and 3,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Asthawan
Pincode 803107
Area (hectares) 637 hectares
Population 7,015
Male Population 3,740
Female Population 3,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malti compares

By the 2011 count Malti is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 637 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Malti

Malti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Malti from other places

Malti lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sohsarai, about 6.5 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 Malti
Nearest railway station Sohsarai 6.5 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Asthawan 19 km
District headquarters Nalanda 19 km

Villages closest to Malti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malti village had a population of 7,015. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Malti village has 3,740 males and 3,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malti has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Malti is 803107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malti covers 637 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malti falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malti is Sohsarai, about 6.5 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 km distance for Malti.

Malti is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malti is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Sohsarai is about 6.5 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 8.1 km away. Asthawan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nezampur (1.8 km), Rajawan (2.2 km) and Asthawan (2.4 km).

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

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