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About Maluha Village

Maluha is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 256 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 990.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maluha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maluha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 495674
Area (hectares) 990.59 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 256
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maluha compares

By the 2011 count Maluha is the 142nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 990.59 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Maluha

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

Maluha lies about 115 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Road, about 50 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 Maluha
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 8.6 km
Nearest town Saraipali 44 km
Nearest railway station Saragaon Road 50 km
District headquarters Raipur 115 km

Villages closest to Maluha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maluha village had a population of 542. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Maluha village has 256 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maluha has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Maluha is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maluha covers 990.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maluha falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Maluha is Saragaon Road, about 50 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 Maluha.

Maluha is about 115 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maluha is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 8.6 km away. Saraipali is about 44 km away. Saragaon Road is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadora (4.3 km), Dhaura Bhatha (4.7 km) and Dhaurabhatha (4.7 km).

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

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