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About Mali Village

Mali is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 143 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 299 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 143
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mali compares

By the 2011 count Mali is the 52nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Mali

Mali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mali from other places

Mali lies about 15 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 27 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 Mali
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 15 km
District headquarters Chatra 15 km
Nearest town Chatrā 15 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 27 km

Villages closest to Mali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mali village had a population of 297. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Mali village has 143 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mali has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Mali is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mali covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mali falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mali is Shivpur, about 27 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mali.

Mali is about 15 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mali is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 15 km away. Chatra is about 15 km away. Chatrā is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tungun (1.9 km), Karma (2.0 km) and Katia (2.0 km).

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

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