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About Malhan Village

Malhan is a small village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 247 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.73 hectares hectares.

Malhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malhan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 506.73 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 247
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malhan compares

By the 2011 count Malhan is the 69th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 506.73 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Malhan

Malhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malhan as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malhan from other places

Malhan lies about 22 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Rupaund, about 9.7 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 Malhan
Nearest railway station Rupaund 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 22 km
District headquarters Katni 22 km
Nearest town Murwāra 22 km

Villages closest to Malhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malhan village had a population of 489. That makes it the 69th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Malhan village has 247 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malhan has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Malhan covers 506.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malhan falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malhan is Rupaund, about 9.7 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 km distance for Malhan.

Malhan is about 22 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malhan is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Rupaund is about 9.7 km away. Badwara is about 22 km away. Katni is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amgawan (2.7 km), Sejha (3.0 km) and Nanhwara (3.7 km).

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

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