About Malanwan Village

Malanwan is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,744, made up of 1,385 males and 1,359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares.

Malanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malanwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Area (hectares)	167 hectares
Population	2,744
Male Population	1,385
Female Population	1,359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malanwan compares

By the 2011 count Malanwan is the 23rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Malanwan

Malanwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malanwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Malanwan from other places

Malanwan lies about 25 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Bihar Sharif Junction, 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 Malanwan
Nearest town	Barbigha	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bihar Sharif Junction	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	25 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	25 km

Villages closest to Malanwan

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.

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Common questions about Malanwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Malanwan village had a population of 2,744. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Malanwan village has 1,385 males and 1,359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malanwan has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Malanwan covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malanwan falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malanwan is Bihar Sharif Junction, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malanwan.

Malanwan is about 25 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malanwan is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Barbigha is about 8.3 km away. Bihar Sharif Junction is about 12 km away. Asthawan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.