About Malda Village

Malda is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,695, made up of 843 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malda village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	491340
Area (hectares)	527.48 hectares
Population	1,695
Male Population	843
Female Population	852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malda compares

By the 2011 count Malda is the 21st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 527.48 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Malda

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

Malda lies about 84 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 22 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 Malda
Tehsil headquarters	Nawagarh	18 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	22 km
Nearest town	Bhātāpāra	22 km
District headquarters	Durg	84 km

Villages closest to Malda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malda village had a population of 1,695. That makes it the 21st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Malda village has 843 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malda has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Malda is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malda covers 527.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malda falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Malda is Bhatapara, about 22 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 Malda.

Malda is about 84 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malda is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 18 km away. Bhatapara is about 22 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.