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About Mala Village

Mala is a mid sized village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 397 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.95 hectares hectares.

Mala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 376.95 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 397
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mala compares

By the 2011 count Mala is the 53rd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 376.95 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 884.

Getting to Mala

Mala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mala as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mala from other places

Mala lies about 64 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Isarwara, about 41 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 Mala
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Isarwara 41 km
District headquarters Raisen 64 km

Villages closest to Mala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mala village had a population of 722. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Mala village has 397 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mala has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Mala covers 376.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mala falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mala is Isarwara, about 41 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mala.

Mala is about 64 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mala is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 3.0 km away. Isarwara is about 41 km away. Raisen is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siltara (under 2 km), Berkhedi (1.8 km) and Chandoriya (2.5 km).

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

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