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About Mal Bigha Village

Mal Bigha is a mid sized village in Nagar Nausa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 596 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mal Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mal Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Nagar Nausa
Pincode 803205
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 1,122
Male Population 596
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Mal Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Mal Bigha is the 29th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Mal Bigha

Mal Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mal Bigha 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 Mal Bigha from other places

Mal Bigha lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Manjhauligram H, about 8.0 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 Mal Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Nagar Nausa 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Manjhauligram H 8.0 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 14 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Mal Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagar Nausa 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 Mal Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Mal Bigha village had a population of 1,122. That makes it the 29th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Mal Bigha village has 596 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mal Bigha has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Mal Bigha is 803205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mal Bigha covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mal Bigha falls under Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mal Bigha is Manjhauligram H, about 8.0 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 Mal Bigha.

Mal Bigha is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mal Bigha is in Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district. Nagar Nausa is about 6.6 km away. Manjhauligram H is about 8.0 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gilani Chak (under 2 km), Bhuthakhar (under 2 km) and Salempur (2.6 km).

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

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