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About Malaidah Village

Malaidah is a small village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 41 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 780 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malaidah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malaidah village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 41
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 780
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malaidah compares

By the 2011 count Malaidah is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Malaidah

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

Malaidah lies about 51 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Darekasa, about 28 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 Malaidah
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 25 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 25 km
Nearest railway station Darekasa 28 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 51 km

Villages closest to Malaidah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malaidah village had a population of 73. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Malaidah village has 41 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malaidah has about 780 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Malaidah is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malaidah covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malaidah falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Malaidah is Darekasa, about 28 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 Malaidah.

Malaidah is about 51 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malaidah is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 25 km away. Khairāgarh is about 25 km away. Darekasa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bikrampur (5.5 km), Viranpur (5.5 km) and Karela Garh (5.7 km).

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

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