About Maldah Village

Maldah is one of the larger villages in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,264, made up of 3,757 males and 3,507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 889 hectares hectares.

Maldah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maldah village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Barbigha
Area (hectares)	889 hectares
Population	7,264
Male Population	3,757
Female Population	3,507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
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 Maldah compares

By the 2011 count Maldah is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 889 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Maldah

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

Maldah lies about 9.0 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 2.6 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 Maldah
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barbigha	5.5 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	9.0 km

Villages closest to Maldah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maldah village had a population of 7,264. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Maldah village has 3,757 males and 3,507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maldah has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Maldah covers 889 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maldah falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maldah is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 2.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maldah.

Maldah is about 9.0 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maldah is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 2.6 km away. Barbigha is about 5.5 km away. Sheikhpura is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.