About Mali Village

Mali is one of the larger villages in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,010, made up of 3,097 males and 2,913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1016 hectares hectares.

Mali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mali village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dhamdaha
Area (hectares)	1016 hectares
Population	6,010
Male Population	3,097
Female Population	2,913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mali compares

By the 2011 count Mali is the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 1016 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Mali

Mali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mali from other places

Mali lies about 27 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 19 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 Mali
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdaha	11 km
Nearest railway station	Bakhri	19 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi Bazar	26 km
District headquarters	Purnia	27 km

Villages closest to Mali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mali village had a population of 6,010. That makes it the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Mali village has 3,097 males and 2,913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mali has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Mali covers 1016 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mali falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mali is Bakhri, about 19 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 village for Mali.

Mali 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.

Mali is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Dhamdaha is about 11 km away. Bakhri is about 19 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.