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About Malpur Village

Malpur is a mid sized village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 485 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.9 hectares hectares.

Malpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 391.9 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 485
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malpur compares

By the 2011 count Malpur is the 70th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 391.9 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Malpur

Malpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malpur as Available within <5 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 Malpur from other places

Malpur lies about 73 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mataundh, about 28 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 Malpur
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 11 km
Nearest town Lauri 26 km
Nearest railway station Mataundh 28 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 73 km

Villages closest to Malpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malpur village had a population of 906. That makes it the 70th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Malpur village has 485 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malpur has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Malpur covers 391.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malpur falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malpur is Mataundh, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malpur.

Malpur is about 73 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malpur is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 11 km away. Lauri is about 26 km away. Mataundh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadurpur (1.7 km), Kishori Pukhari (1.8 km) and Rajaura (2.0 km).

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

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