About Maldiha Village

Maldiha is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,345, made up of 3,837 males and 3,508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 837 hectares hectares.

Maldiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maldiha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Barhara
Area (hectares)	837 hectares
Population	7,345
Male Population	3,837
Female Population	3,508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
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 Maldiha compares

By the 2011 count Maldiha is the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 837 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Maldiha

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

Maldiha lies about 128 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Vachaspati Nagar, about 6.2 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 Maldiha
Nearest railway station	Vachaspati Nagar	6.2 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhara	17 km
District headquarters	Purnia	128 km

Villages closest to Maldiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maldiha village had a population of 7,345. That makes it the 9th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Maldiha village has 3,837 males and 3,508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maldiha has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Maldiha covers 837 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maldiha falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maldiha is Vachaspati Nagar, about 6.2 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 Maldiha.

Maldiha is about 128 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maldiha is in Barhara tehsil of Purnia district. Vachaspati Nagar is about 6.2 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 15 km away. Barhara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.