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About Maljhir Village

Maljhir is a mid sized village in Badi tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 366 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 779 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.53 hectares hectares.

Maljhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maljhir village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Badi
Area (hectares) 629.53 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 366
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 779
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 Maljhir compares

By the 2011 count Maljhir is the 56th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 629.53 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Maljhir

Maljhir is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maljhir 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 Maljhir from other places

Maljhir lies about 48 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Guramkhedi, about 32 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 Maljhir
Tehsil headquarters Badi 11 km
Nearest town Bareli 22 km
Nearest railway station Guramkhedi 32 km
District headquarters Raisen 48 km

Villages closest to Maljhir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maljhir village had a population of 651. That makes it the 56th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Maljhir village has 366 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maljhir has about 779 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Maljhir covers 629.53 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.

Maljhir falls under Badi tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maljhir is Guramkhedi, about 32 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 Maljhir.

Maljhir is about 48 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maljhir is in Badi tehsil of Raisen district. Badi is about 11 km away. Bareli is about 22 km away. Guramkhedi 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 Pathrai (1.9 km), Bhaisaya (3.3 km) and Kiwlajhir (3.3 km).

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

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