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About Maldiha Village

Maldiha is a small village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 114 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maldiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maldiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 114
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Maldiha compares

By the 2011 count Maldiha is the 190th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Maldiha

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

Maldiha lies about 16 km from Jamtara. 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 Maldiha
District headquarters Jamtara 16 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nala 21 km

Villages closest to Maldiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maldiha village had a population of 227. That makes it the 190th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Maldiha village has 114 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maldiha has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Maldiha is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maldiha covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maldiha falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Maldiha 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 Maldiha.

Maldiha is about 16 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maldiha is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Jamtara is about 16 km away. Jāmtāra is about 16 km away. Nala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (under 2 km), Brindaboni (under 2 km) and Lachhumanpur (1.5 km).

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

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