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About Malda Kalan Village

Malda Kalan is a large village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,052, made up of 1,536 males and 1,516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 893.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malda Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malda Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495661
Area (hectares) 893.19 hectares
Population 3,052
Male Population 1,536
Female Population 1,516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malda Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Malda Kalan is the 9th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 893.19 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1022.

Getting to Malda Kalan

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

Malda Kalan lies about 37 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 29 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 29 km
Nearest town Saktī 33 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 37 km

Villages closest to Malda Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malda Kalan village had a population of 3,052. That makes it the 9th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Malda Kalan village has 1,536 males and 1,516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malda Kalan has about 987 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 1022.

The pincode recorded for Malda Kalan is 495661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malda Kalan covers 893.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malda Kalan falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Malda Kalan is Baradwar, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Malda Kalan.

Malda Kalan is about 37 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malda Kalan is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jaijaipur is about 9.3 km away. Baradwar is about 29 km away. Saktī is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Domadih (1.8 km), Harethi Khurd (2.8 km) and Ghoradipa (2.9 km).

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

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