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About Mal Barba Village

Mal Barba is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 586 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616.75 hectares hectares.

Mal Barba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mal Barba village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 616.75 hectares
Population 1,125
Male Population 586
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mal Barba compares

By the 2011 count Mal Barba is the 49th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 616.75 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Mal Barba

Mal Barba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mal Barba as Available within <5 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 Mal Barba from other places

Mal Barba lies about 34 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajuri, about 23 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 Mal Barba
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Khajuri 23 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 34 km

Villages closest to Mal Barba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pohri 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 Mal Barba

As per the Census of India 2011, Mal Barba village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 49th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Mal Barba village has 586 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mal Barba has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Mal Barba covers 616.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mal Barba falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mal Barba is Khajuri, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mal Barba.

Mal Barba is about 34 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mal Barba is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 9.7 km away. Khajuri is about 23 km away. Shivpuri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puth Barbe (under 2 km), Ramgarh (under 2 km) and Bhatnawar (1.8 km).

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

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