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About Malpurwa Village

Malpurwa is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 160 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malpurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malpurwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Pincode 272196
Area (hectares) 58.24 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 160
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Malpurwa is the 298th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 58.24 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Malpurwa

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

Malpurwa lies about 134 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Mahpur, about 9.9 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 Malpurwa
Nearest railway station Mahpur 9.9 km
Nearest town Saidpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 30 km
District headquarters Basti 134 km

Villages closest to Malpurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malpurwa village had a population of 332. That makes it the 298th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Malpurwa village has 160 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malpurwa has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Malpurwa is 272196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malpurwa covers 58.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malpurwa falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malpurwa is Mahpur, about 9.9 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 <5 km distance for Malpurwa.

Malpurwa is about 134 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malpurwa is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Mahpur is about 9.9 km away. Saidpur is about 14 km away. Bhanpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarauli Shumali (under 2 km), Imalia Mahipat Singh (under 2 km) and Majhaua Lal Singh (4.9 km).

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

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