About Malhna Village

Malhna is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 322 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341 hectares hectares.

Malhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malhna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Area (hectares)	341 hectares
Population	627
Male Population	322
Female Population	305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
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 Malhna compares

By the 2011 count Malhna is the 115th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 341 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Malhna

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

Malhna lies about 39 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 3.9 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 Malhna
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amour	9.5 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	22 km
District headquarters	Purnia	39 km

Villages closest to Malhna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malhna village had a population of 627. That makes it the 115th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Malhna village has 322 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malhna has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Malhna covers 341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malhna falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malhna is Surja Kama, about 3.9 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 Malhna.

Malhna is about 39 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malhna is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Surja Kama is about 3.9 km away. Amour is about 9.5 km away. Kishanganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.