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About Malharia Village

Malharia is a large village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,829, made up of 1,454 males and 1,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Pincode 854325
Area (hectares) 449 hectares
Population 2,829
Male Population 1,454
Female Population 1,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 21st largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 449 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

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 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 15 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 1.6 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
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 4.9 km
District headquarters Purnia 15 km

Villages closest to Malharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasba 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 2,829. That makes it the 21st largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Malharia village has 1,454 males and 1,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malharia has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Malharia is 854325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malharia covers 449 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malharia falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malharia is Garh Banaili, about 1.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malharia.

Malharia is about 15 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 Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 1.6 km away. Kasba is about 4.9 km away. Purnia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murad Bagh (under 2 km), Deodha (1.6 km) and Semaria (2.3 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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