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About Malka Village

Malka is a mid sized village in Maharajpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,497, made up of 797 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1033.7 hectares hectares.

Malka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Maharajpur
Area (hectares) 1033.7 hectares
Population 1,497
Male Population 797
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malka compares

By the 2011 count Malka is the 22nd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 1033.7 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Malka

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

Malka lies about 27 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Raghouli, about 14 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 Malka
Tehsil headquarters Maharajpur 10 km
Nearest town Mahārājpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Raghouli 14 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 27 km

Villages closest to Malka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malka village had a population of 1,497. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Malka village has 797 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malka has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Malka covers 1033.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malka falls under Maharajpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malka is Raghouli, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Malka.

Malka is about 27 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malka is in Maharajpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Maharajpur is about 10 km away. Mahārājpur is about 10 km away. Raghouli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ujara (2.2 km), Urdmau (2.5 km) and Baidar (3.6 km).

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

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