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About Malga Village

Malga is a mid sized village in Bhaiyathan tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,090, made up of 556 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malga village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Bhaiyathan
Pincode 497235
Area (hectares) 319.04 hectares
Population 1,090
Male Population 556
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malga compares

By the 2011 count Malga is the 45th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 319.04 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Malga

Malga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malga 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. The nearest villages by name are Kurridih, Kusmusi, Lakhanpur and Laxmipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Malga

As per the Census of India 2011, Malga village had a population of 1,090. That makes it the 45th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Malga village has 556 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malga has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Malga is 497235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malga covers 319.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malga falls under Bhaiyathan tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Malga notes the nearest railway station 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 Malga.

Malga is in Bhaiyathan tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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