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About Malara Village

Malara is a small village in Bichhiya tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 204 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.18 hectares hectares.

Malara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Bichhiya
Area (hectares) 322.18 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 204
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
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 Malara compares

By the 2011 count Malara is the 230th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 744 residents. Its 322.18 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Malara

Malara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Malara 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 Malara from other places

Malara lies about 138 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Golapatti, about 12 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 Malara
Nearest railway station Golapatti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bichhiya 29 km
Nearest town Damoh 33 km
District headquarters Mandla 138 km

Villages closest to Malara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malara village had a population of 405. That makes it the 230th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 744 residents.

Malara village has 204 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malara has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Malara covers 322.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malara falls under Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malara is Golapatti, about 12 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 Malara.

Malara is about 138 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malara is in Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district. Golapatti is about 12 km away. Bichhiya is about 29 km away. Damoh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Imaliya Mal (3.4 km), Imaliya Ryt (3.4 km) and Baniyagaon (14 km).

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

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