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About Maldi Village

Maldi is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 449 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493344, 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 Kasdol
Pincode 493344
Area (hectares) 169.03 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 449
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
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 74th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 169.03 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 1024.

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 106 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, 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 Maldi
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 14 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 33 km
Nearest railway station Janjgir Naila 34 km
District headquarters Raipur 106 km

Villages closest to Maldi

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 Maldi

As per the Census of India 2011, Maldi village had a population of 904. That makes it the 74th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Maldi village has 449 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maldi has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

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

Maldi covers 169.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maldi falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Maldi is Janjgir Naila, 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 Maldi.

Maldi 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.

Maldi is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 14 km away. Jānjgīr is about 33 km away. Janjgir Naila 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 Malda (under 2 km), Pikari (2.2 km) and Baijnath (2.9 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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