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About Malharia Village

Malharia is a large village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,044, made up of 2,104 males and 1,940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares.

Malharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 4,044
Male Population 2,104
Female Population 1,940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Malharia compares

By the 2011 count Malharia is the 14th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Malharia

Malharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malharia 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 Malharia from other places

Malharia lies about 24 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 14 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 Malharia
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 14 km
Nearest town Kasba 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 24 km

Villages closest to Malharia

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.

Common questions about Malharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Malharia village had a population of 4,044. That makes it the 14th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Malharia village has 2,104 males and 1,940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malharia has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Malharia covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malharia falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malharia is Dalkhola, about 14 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 Malharia.

Malharia is about 24 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malharia is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 4.7 km away. Dalkhola is about 14 km away. Kasba is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sotibhag (2.0 km), Mala (2.2 km) and Bakharia (2.5 km).

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

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