About Malokhar Village

Malokhar is a mid sized village in Namhol tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 368 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malokhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Namhol
Pincode	174032
Area (hectares)	286 hectares
Population	749
Male Population	368
Female Population	381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malokhar compares

By the 2011 count Malokhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Malokhar

Malokhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malokhar as Available within village. 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 Malokhar from other places

Malokhar lies about 27 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 18 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 Malokhar
Nearest railway station	Dagori	18 km
Nearest town	Baloda Bāzār	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Namhol	27 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	27 km

Villages closest to Malokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malokhar village had a population of 749. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Malokhar village has 368 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malokhar has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Malokhar is 174032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malokhar covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malokhar falls under Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Malokhar is Dagori, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Malokhar.

Malokhar is about 27 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malokhar is in Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 18 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 22 km away. Namhol is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.