About Malda Village

Malda is a mid sized village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 635 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malda village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Korba
Tehsil	Poundi Uproda
Pincode	495445
Area (hectares)	361.86 hectares
Population	1,267
Male Population	635
Female Population	632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malda compares

By the 2011 count Malda is the 47th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 361.86 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

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 5 - 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 from other places

Malda lies about 28 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 24 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
Nearest town	Katghora	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Gevra Road	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Poundi Uproda	28 km
District headquarters	Korba	28 km

Villages closest to Malda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poundi Uproda 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 1,267. That makes it the 47th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Malda village has 635 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malda has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Malda is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malda covers 361.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malda falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Malda is Gevra Road, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Malda.

Malda is about 28 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malda is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 6.3 km away. Gevra Road is about 24 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.