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About Maldahia Village

Maldahia is a large village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,909, made up of 2,038 males and 1,871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.48 hectares hectares.

Maldahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maldahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares) 136.48 hectares
Population 3,909
Male Population 2,038
Female Population 1,871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maldahia compares

By the 2011 count Maldahia is the 20th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 136.48 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Maldahia

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

How far is Maldahia from other places

Maldahia lies about 14 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about 3.5 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 Maldahia
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 3.4 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Narkatyaganj 3.5 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 14 km

Villages closest to Maldahia

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.

Common questions about Maldahia

As per the Census of India 2011, Maldahia village had a population of 3,909. That makes it the 20th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Maldahia village has 2,038 males and 1,871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maldahia has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Maldahia covers 136.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Maldahia is Narkatyaganj, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Maldahia.

Maldahia is about 14 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maldahia is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Narkatiaganj is about 3.4 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 3.4 km away. Narkatyaganj is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chengauna (under 2 km), Semra (1.6 km) and Terhi Kuia (2.0 km).

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

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