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About Malhera Village

Malhera is a mid sized village in Gandhwani tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 577 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575.22 hectares hectares.

Malhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malhera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Gandhwani
Area (hectares) 575.22 hectares
Population 1,160
Male Population 577
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malhera compares

By the 2011 count Malhera is the 53rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 575.22 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Malhera

Malhera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malhera as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Ledgya, Luharpura, Machhlai and Madhyankot. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Malhera

As per the Census of India 2011, Malhera village had a population of 1,160. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Malhera village has 577 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malhera has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Malhera covers 575.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malhera falls under Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Malhera notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malhera.

Malhera is in Gandhwani tehsil of Dhar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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