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About Malhara Village

Malhara is a small village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 242 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Malhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 242
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malhara compares

By the 2011 count Malhara is the 95th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Malhara

Malhara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malhara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Malhara from other places

Malhara lies about 44 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 15 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 Malhara
Nearest railway station Kanki 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 19 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 44 km

Villages closest to Malhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malhara village had a population of 444. That makes it the 95th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Malhara village has 242 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malhara has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Malhara covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malhara falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malhara is Kanki, about 15 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 km distance for Malhara.

Malhara is about 44 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malhara is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 15 km away. Baisa is about 19 km away. Kishanganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhusabari (under 2 km), Parapurnia (under 2 km) and Sisabari (under 2 km).

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

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