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About Malni Village

Malni is a mid sized village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 771, made up of 393 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares.

Malni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 771
Male Population 393
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malni compares

By the 2011 count Malni is the 50th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Malni

Malni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Malni as Available within 10+ 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 Malni from other places

Malni lies about 46 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sontalai, about 20 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 Malni
Nearest railway station Sontalai 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 32 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 32 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 46 km

Villages closest to Malni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malni village had a population of 771. That makes it the 50th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Malni village has 393 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malni has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Malni covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malni falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malni is Sontalai, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Malni.

Malni is about 46 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malni is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sontalai is about 20 km away. Sohagpur is about 32 km away. Sohāgpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mana (2.5 km), Sankai (2.6 km) and Khakrapura (5.5 km).

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

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