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About Maldih Village

Maldih is a small village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 149 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maldih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Pincode 814149
Area (hectares) 37.44 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 149
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maldih compares

By the 2011 count Maldih is the 172nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 37.44 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Maldih

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

Maldih lies about 22 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Tulsitanr, about 15 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 Maldih
Nearest railway station Tulsitanr 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Palojori 22 km
District headquarters Deoghar 22 km

Villages closest to Maldih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maldih village had a population of 274. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Maldih village has 149 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maldih has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Maldih is 814149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maldih covers 37.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maldih falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maldih is Tulsitanr, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Maldih.

Maldih is about 22 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maldih is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Tulsitanr is about 15 km away. Palojori is about 22 km away. Deoghar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badia (under 2 km), Madhopur (2.1 km) and Madhupur (2.1 km).

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

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