About Mala Village

Mala is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,656, made up of 836 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares.

Mala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mala village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Baisi
Area (hectares)	163 hectares
Population	1,656
Male Population	836
Female Population	820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
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 Mala compares

By the 2011 count Mala is the 52nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Mala

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

Mala lies about 27 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 12 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 Mala
Tehsil headquarters	Baisi	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Dalkhola	12 km
Nearest town	Kasba	18 km
District headquarters	Purnia	27 km

Villages closest to Mala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mala village had a population of 1,656. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Mala village has 836 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mala has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Mala covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mala falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mala is Dalkhola, about 12 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 Mala.

Mala is about 27 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mala is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 2.9 km away. Dalkhola is about 12 km away. Kasba is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.