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About Malaua Village

Malaua is a small village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 230 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.79 hectares hectares.

Malaua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malaua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Bhander
Area (hectares) 141.79 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 230
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malaua compares

By the 2011 count Malaua is the 115th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 141.79 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 876.

Getting to Malaua

Malaua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malaua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Malaua from other places

Malaua lies about 36 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Kotra, about 31 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 Malaua
Nearest town Indargarh 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhander 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotra 31 km
District headquarters Datia 36 km

Villages closest to Malaua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malaua village had a population of 434. That makes it the 115th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Malaua village has 230 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malaua has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Malaua covers 141.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malaua falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malaua is Kotra, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance for Malaua.

Malaua is about 36 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malaua is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Indargarh is about 9.9 km away. Bhander is about 24 km away. Kotra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghanpura (under 2 km), Nogawan (3.0 km) and Semari (3.7 km).

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

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