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About Malkham Village

Malkham is a mid sized village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,342, made up of 666 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369 hectares hectares.

Malkham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkham village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 369 hectares
Population 1,342
Male Population 666
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 Malkham compares

By the 2011 count Malkham is the 65th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 369 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Malkham

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

Malkham lies about 18 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Niwas Road, about 38 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 Malkham
District headquarters Sidhi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 26 km
Nearest railway station Niwas Road 38 km

Villages closest to Malkham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkham village had a population of 1,342. That makes it the 65th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Malkham village has 666 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkham has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Malkham covers 369 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malkham falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malkham is Niwas Road, about 38 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 Malkham.

Malkham is about 18 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkham is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sidhi is about 18 km away. Sihawal is about 26 km away. Niwas Road is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sapahi (2.0 km), Khochipur (2.2 km) and Katharra (2.5 km).

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

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