About Malkuwa Village

Malkuwa is a small village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 17 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,235 females per 1000 males. The village covers 829.62 hectares hectares.

Malkuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkuwa village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Lanji
Area (hectares)	829.62 hectares
Population	38
Male Population	17
Female Population	21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,235
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malkuwa compares

By the 2011 count Malkuwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 829.62 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Malkuwa

Malkuwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Malkuwa as Available within 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 Malkuwa from other places

Malkuwa lies about 59 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Darekasa, about 22 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 Malkuwa
Tehsil headquarters	Lanji	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Darekasa	22 km
Nearest town	Dongargarh	34 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	59 km

Villages closest to Malkuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkuwa village had a population of 38. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Malkuwa village has 17 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkuwa has about 1235 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Malkuwa covers 829.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malkuwa falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malkuwa is Darekasa, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Malkuwa.

Malkuwa is about 59 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkuwa is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 8.5 km away. Darekasa is about 22 km away. Dongargarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.