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About Maldiha Village

Maldiha is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 438 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maldiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maldiha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731132
Area (hectares) 114.39 hectares
Population 844
Male Population 438
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maldiha compares

By the 2011 count Maldiha is the 71st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 114.39 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Maldiha

Maldiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maldiha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maldiha from other places

Maldiha lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 3.5 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 Maldiha
Nearest railway station Chatra 3.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 15 km
District headquarters Birbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Maldiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Maldiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Maldiha village had a population of 844. That makes it the 71st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Maldiha village has 438 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maldiha has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Maldiha is 731132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maldiha covers 114.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maldiha falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maldiha is Chatra, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maldiha.

Maldiha is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maldiha is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 3.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 5.3 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamundiha (under 2 km), Salchatra (3.8 km) and Amaipur (4.2 km).

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

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