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About Malpuri Village

Malpuri is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 424 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493229
Area (hectares) 274.06 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 424
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malpuri compares

By the 2011 count Malpuri is the 95th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 274.06 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1002.

Getting to Malpuri

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

Malpuri lies about 60 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 30 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 Malpuri
Tehsil headquarters Palari 16 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 30 km
Nearest railway station Belsonda 30 km
District headquarters Raipur 60 km

Villages closest to Malpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malpuri village had a population of 816. That makes it the 95th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Malpuri village has 424 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malpuri has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Malpuri is 493229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malpuri covers 274.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malpuri falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Malpuri is Belsonda, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Malpuri.

Malpuri is about 60 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malpuri is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 16 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 30 km away. Belsonda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijradih (under 2 km), Gidhpuri (under 2 km) and Tamori (2.4 km).

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

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