About Malda Village

Malda is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,367, made up of 722 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Narkatiaganj
Pincode	845451
Area (hectares)	227.8 hectares
Population	1,367
Male Population	722
Female Population	645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
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 Malda compares

By the 2011 count Malda is the 86th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 227.8 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Malda

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

Malda lies about 16 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about 5.4 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 Malda
Nearest railway station	Narkatyaganj	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narkatiaganj	5.6 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	5.6 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	16 km

Villages closest to Malda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malda village had a population of 1,367. That makes it the 86th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Malda village has 722 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malda has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Malda is 845451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malda covers 227.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malda falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malda is Narkatyaganj, about 5.4 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 Malda.

Malda is about 16 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malda is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Narkatyaganj is about 5.4 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 5.6 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.