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About Malkachhari Village

Malkachhari is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 258 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkachhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkachhari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 177.16 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 258
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malkachhari compares

By the 2011 count Malkachhari is the 180th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 177.16 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Malkachhari

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

Malkachhari lies about 70 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Khongsara, about 46 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 Malkachhari
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 19 km
Nearest town Mungeli 36 km
Nearest railway station Khongsara 46 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 70 km

Villages closest to Malkachhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkachhari village had a population of 555. That makes it the 180th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Malkachhari village has 258 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkachhari has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Malkachhari is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkachhari covers 177.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malkachhari falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Malkachhari is Khongsara, about 46 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malkachhari.

Malkachhari is about 70 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkachhari is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 19 km away. Mungeli is about 36 km away. Khongsara is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathoutiya (1.6 km), Bhutkachhar (1.7 km) and Dongrigarh (2.4 km).

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

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