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About Malkatar Village

Malkatar is a mid sized village in Pansemal tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 307 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.49 hectares hectares.

Malkatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkatar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Pansemal
Area (hectares) 123.49 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 307
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malkatar compares

By the 2011 count Malkatar is the 75th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 123.49 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Malkatar

Malkatar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malkatar as Available within village. 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 Malkatar from other places

Malkatar lies about 48 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Dondaicha, about 38 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 Malkatar
Tehsil headquarters Pansemal 9.4 km
Nearest town Shirpur 32 km
Nearest railway station Dondaicha 38 km
District headquarters Barwani 48 km

Villages closest to Malkatar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkatar village had a population of 640. That makes it the 75th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Malkatar village has 307 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkatar has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Malkatar covers 123.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malkatar falls under Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malkatar is Dondaicha, about 38 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malkatar.

Malkatar is about 48 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkatar is in Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district. Pansemal is about 9.4 km away. Shirpur is about 32 km away. Dondaicha is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandyabad (under 2 km), Harnya (1.5 km) and Padlya (1.9 km).

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

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