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About Maldewa Village

Maldewa is a large village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,097, made up of 1,060 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maldewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maldewa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 231208
Area (hectares) 263.71 hectares
Population 2,097
Male Population 1,060
Female Population 1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maldewa compares

By the 2011 count Maldewa is the 78th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 263.71 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Maldewa

The census records public bus service for Maldewa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maldewa from other places

Maldewa lies about 55 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Duddhinagar, about 2.1 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 Maldewa
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duddhinagar 2.1 km
Nearest town Renukūt 20 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 55 km

Villages closest to Maldewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maldewa village had a population of 2,097. That makes it the 78th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Maldewa village has 1,060 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maldewa has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Maldewa is 231208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maldewa covers 263.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maldewa falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maldewa is Duddhinagar, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Maldewa.

Maldewa is about 55 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maldewa is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Dudhi is about under 2 km away. Duddhinagar is about 2.1 km away. Renukūt is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanaura (under 2 km), Jabar (1.8 km) and Khajuri (2.2 km).

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

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