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About Malpuri Village

Malpuri is a mid sized village in Goregaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 806, made up of 403 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.57 hectares hectares.

Malpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malpuri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Goregaon
Area (hectares) 580.57 hectares
Population 806
Male Population 403
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malpuri compares

By the 2011 count Malpuri is the 59th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 580.57 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Malpuri

Malpuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malpuri as Available within village. 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 Malpuri from other places

Malpuri lies about 18 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Hirdamali, about 8.0 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 Malpuri
Nearest railway station Hirdamali 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Goregaon 9.3 km
District headquarters Gondiya 18 km
Nearest town Gondiā 18 km

Villages closest to Malpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malpuri village had a population of 806. That makes it the 59th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Malpuri village has 403 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malpuri has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Malpuri covers 580.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malpuri falls under Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malpuri is Hirdamali, about 8.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malpuri.

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

Malpuri is in Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Hirdamali is about 8.0 km away. Goregaon is about 9.3 km away. Gondiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirapur (under 2 km), Ramatola (under 2 km) and Saitola (2.0 km).

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

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