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About Malhari Village

Malhari is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,191, made up of 597 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malhari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 290.47 hectares
Population 1,191
Male Population 597
Female Population 594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malhari compares

By the 2011 count Malhari is the 34th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 290.47 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Malhari

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

Malhari lies about 62 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 63 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 Malhari
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 5.4 km
Nearest town Kānker 49 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 62 km
Nearest railway station Sankra 63 km

Villages closest to Malhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malhari village had a population of 1,191. That makes it the 34th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Malhari village has 597 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malhari has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Malhari is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malhari covers 290.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malhari falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Malhari is Sankra, about 63 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 village for Malhari.

Malhari is about 62 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malhari is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 5.4 km away. Kānker is about 49 km away. Dhamtari is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarangpuri (under 2 km), Khamharia (under 2 km) and Ranigaon (under 2 km).

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

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