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About Mal Nistara Village

Mal Nistara is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 477 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mal Nistara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mal Nistara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 878
Male Population 477
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mal Nistara compares

By the 2011 count Mal Nistara is the 50th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Mal Nistara

Mal Nistara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mal Nistara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mal Nistara from other places

Mal Nistara lies about 8.8 km from Godda. 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 Mal Nistara
Tehsil headquarters Pathargama 6.0 km
District headquarters Godda 8.8 km

Villages closest to Mal Nistara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathargama 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 Mal Nistara

As per the Census of India 2011, Mal Nistara village had a population of 878. That makes it the 50th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Mal Nistara village has 477 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mal Nistara has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Mal Nistara is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mal Nistara covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mal Nistara falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Mal Nistara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mal Nistara.

Mal Nistara is about 8.8 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mal Nistara is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 6.0 km away. Godda is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghat Nistara (under 2 km), Kolua (under 2 km) and Ghat Rampur (under 2 km).

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

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