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About Malahitola Village

Malahitola is a mid sized village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 356 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malahitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malahitola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816129
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 356
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malahitola compares

By the 2011 count Malahitola is the 38th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Malahitola

Malahitola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malahitola as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malahitola from other places

Malahitola lies about 23 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 3.4 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 Malahitola
Nearest railway station Taljhari 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 6.3 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 6.3 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 23 km

Villages closest to Malahitola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malahitola village had a population of 714. That makes it the 38th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Malahitola village has 356 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malahitola has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Malahitola is 816129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malahitola covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malahitola falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Malahitola is Taljhari, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malahitola.

Malahitola is about 23 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malahitola is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 3.4 km away. Rajmahal is about 6.3 km away. Rājmahal is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dergama (under 2 km), Arazimakimpur (under 2 km) and Sobhapur (under 2 km).

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

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