About Malpuri Village

Malpuri is a large village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,436, made up of 1,234 males and 1,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1043.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malpuri village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Dhamdha
Pincode	490042
Area (hectares)	1043.84 hectares
Population	2,436
Male Population	1,234
Female Population	1,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malpuri compares

By the 2011 count Malpuri is the 13th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 1043.84 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1004.

Getting to Malpuri

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

Malpuri lies about 27 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 14 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 Malpuri
Nearest town	Ahīwāra	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kumhari	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdha	18 km
District headquarters	Durg	27 km

Villages closest to Malpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malpuri village had a population of 2,436. That makes it the 13th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Malpuri village has 1,234 males and 1,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malpuri has about 974 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Malpuri is 490042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malpuri covers 1043.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malpuri falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Malpuri is Kumhari, about 14 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 Malpuri.

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

Malpuri is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 4.6 km away. Kumhari is about 14 km away. Dhamdha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.