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About Malpura Village

Malpura is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,624, made up of 871 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Pincode 802205
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 1,624
Male Population 871
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malpura compares

By the 2011 count Malpura is the 45th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Malpura

Malpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malpura from other places

Malpura lies about 75 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bikramganj, 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 Malpura
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Bikramganj 12 km
District headquarters Rohtas 75 km

Villages closest to Malpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malpura village had a population of 1,624. That makes it the 45th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Malpura village has 871 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malpura has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Malpura is 802205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malpura covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malpura falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malpura is Bikramganj, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malpura.

Malpura is about 75 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malpura is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 8.8 km away. Bikramganj is about 12 km away. Rohtas is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kopa (under 2 km), Lewa (under 2 km) and Sonbarsa (under 2 km).

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

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