About Maladon Village

Maladon is a mid sized village in Verno tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 277 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maladon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maladon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Verno
Pincode	835224
Area (hectares)	539 hectares
Population	547
Male Population	277
Female Population	270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
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 Maladon compares

By the 2011 count Maladon is the 56th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 539 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Maladon

Maladon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maladon 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 Maladon from other places

Maladon lies about 32 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 13 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 Maladon
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Verno	32 km
District headquarters	Gumla	32 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	32 km

Villages closest to Maladon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maladon village had a population of 547. That makes it the 56th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Maladon village has 277 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maladon has about 975 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Maladon is 835224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maladon covers 539 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.

Maladon falls under Verno tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maladon is Bakaspur, about 13 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 Maladon.

Maladon is about 32 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maladon is in Verno tehsil of Gumla district. Bakaspur is about 13 km away. Verno is about 32 km away. Gumla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.