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About Malidih Village

Malidih is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,157, made up of 598 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 562.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 562.81 hectares
Population 1,157
Male Population 598
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malidih compares

By the 2011 count Malidih is the 113th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 562.81 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Malidih

Malidih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malidih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Malidih from other places

Malidih lies about 32 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, about 13 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 Malidih
Nearest railway station Lakholi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 13 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 28 km
District headquarters Raipur 32 km

Villages closest to Malidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malidih village had a population of 1,157. That makes it the 113th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Malidih village has 598 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malidih has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Malidih is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malidih covers 562.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malidih falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Malidih is Lakholi, about 13 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 km distance for Malidih.

Malidih is about 32 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malidih is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 13 km away. Arang is about 13 km away. Mahāsamund is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karhi (2.1 km), Barchha (2.1 km) and Khauli (3.1 km).

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

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