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About Malya Village

Malya is a mid sized village in Alot tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 283 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.04 hectares hectares.

Malya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Alot
Area (hectares) 348.04 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 283
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malya compares

By the 2011 count Malya is the 60th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 840 residents. Its 348.04 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Malya

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

How far is Malya from other places

Malya lies about 81 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Vikramgarh Alot, about 18 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 Malya
Tehsil headquarters Alot 16 km
Nearest railway station Vikramgarh Alot 18 km
District headquarters Ratlam 81 km

Villages closest to Malya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malya village had a population of 556. That makes it the 60th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 840 residents.

Malya village has 283 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malya has about 965 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 969.

Malya covers 348.04 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.

Malya falls under Alot tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malya is Vikramgarh Alot, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Malya.

Malya is about 81 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malya is in Alot tehsil of Ratlam district. Alot is about 16 km away. Vikramgarh Alot is about 18 km away. Ratlam is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indarpura (3.1 km), Kabriya Khedi (3.9 km) and Pachan Kheda (4.0 km).

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

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