About Malai Village

Malai is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,036, made up of 466 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,223 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835207
Area (hectares)	379 hectares
Population	1,036
Male Population	466
Female Population	570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,223
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malai compares

By the 2011 count Malai is the 29th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Malai

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

Malai lies about 20 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 25 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 Malai
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	11 km
District headquarters	Gumla	20 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	20 km
Nearest railway station	Pokla	25 km

Villages closest to Malai

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

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Common questions about Malai

As per the Census of India 2011, Malai village had a population of 1,036. That makes it the 29th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Malai village has 466 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malai has about 1223 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Malai is 835207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malai covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malai falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Malai is Pokla, about 25 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 - 10 km distance for Malai.

Malai is about 20 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malai is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 11 km away. Gumla is about 20 km away. Gumlā is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.