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About Malda Village

Malda is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 550 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 726.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493344
Area (hectares) 726.12 hectares
Population 1,053
Male Population 550
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 54th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 726.12 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

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 106 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 34 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
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 15 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 32 km
Nearest railway station Kapan 34 km
District headquarters Raipur 106 km

Villages closest to Malda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malda village had a population of 1,053. That makes it the 54th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Malda village has 550 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malda has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Malda is 493344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malda covers 726.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malda falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Malda is Kapan, about 34 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 106 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malda is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 15 km away. Jānjgīr is about 32 km away. Kapan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maldi (under 2 km), Pikari (1.9 km) and Chhechhar (3.6 km).

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

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