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About Maldi Village

Maldi is a large village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,365, made up of 1,178 males and 1,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 689.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maldi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maldi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 493331
Area (hectares) 689.93 hectares
Population 2,365
Male Population 1,178
Female Population 1,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maldi compares

By the 2011 count Maldi is the 11th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 689.93 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Maldi

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

Maldi lies about 65 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, 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 Maldi
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 11 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 13 km
District headquarters Raipur 65 km

Villages closest to Maldi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maldi village had a population of 2,365. That makes it the 11th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Maldi village has 1,178 males and 1,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maldi has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Maldi is 493331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maldi covers 689.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maldi falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Maldi is Bhatapara, 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 - 10 km distance for Maldi.

Maldi is about 65 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maldi is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bāzār is about 11 km away. Bhatapara is about 13 km away. Raipur is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsadih (2.1 km), Deorani (2.5 km) and Mirgi (2.8 km).

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

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