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About Malara Village

Malara is a small village in Narayanganj tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 165 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.17 hectares hectares.

Malara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Narayanganj
Area (hectares) 201.17 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 165
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malara compares

By the 2011 count Malara is the 119th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 201.17 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Malara

Malara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malara as Available within 5 - 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 Malara from other places

Malara lies about 28 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters Narayanganj 1.8 km
District headquarters Mandla 28 km
Nearest town Mandlā 28 km
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 29 km

Villages closest to Malara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayanganj 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 323. That makes it the 119th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Malara village has 165 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malara has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 999.

Malara covers 201.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Malara is Mandla Fort, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malara.

Malara is about 28 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 Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district. Narayanganj is about 1.8 km away. Mandla is about 28 km away. Mandlā is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamarwah (under 2 km), Mohgaon (1.5 km) and Mohgaon Alias Padmi (1.5 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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