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Malaur

Balrampur mandal
Pincode 854317
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Malaur is a village in Balrampur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 427 across 82 households. It has a comparatively higher literacy rate of 59.5% and postal code 854317.

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LGD code
224807
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population
427
Households
82
Literacy rate
59.5%
Sex ratio
802 ♀/1000♂
Workers
127
Distance to district centre
87 km
Distance to mandal centre
44 km
Distance to Patna
275 km
Distance to Kolkata
355 km
Nearest railway station
Sudhani · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Barsoi SDH · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Malaur compares

By population, Malaur ranks #93 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.5%
+22.3% vs mandal average
Malaur
59.5%
Balrampur mandal
37.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
802
−132 vs mandal average
Malaur
802
Balrampur mandal
934
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
Malaur
5.2
Balrampur mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Malaur at a glance

Malaur is a village of 427 people in 82 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 93rd-largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 60%, 22 points above the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 802 women per 1,000 men. It lies 87 km from the Katihar district centre, 1 km from Sahit, the nearest town, 1 km from Sudhani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224807. The nearest hospital or health centre is Barsoi SDH, 14 km away. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 503 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Lutti Pur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Malaur · this village42760%
Malaur · Charpokhari3,29963%0 km N
Malaur · Barsoi1,92136%0 km N
Line · Kishanganj1 km SW
Lihar · Barsoi36057%1 km SW
Neamatpur · Pandarak01.3 km SE
Neamatpur · Barsoi71855%1.3 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Malaur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
DALKHOLA(W.B.)
Distance to nearest town (km)
14
Distance to district HQ (km)
65
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
LUTIPUR
Total area (ha)
9.87
Irrigated area (ha)
4.4
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Malaur

LGD code
224807
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population (Census 2011)
427
Population (projected 2026)
503
Households
82
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
802
Literacy rate
59.5%
Coordinates
25.73891°N, 87.88037°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Block / Mandal
Balrampur
Getting there

How to reach Malaur

Mandal centre
Balrampur · ≈ 44 km
≈ 1 h 31 min by car · 1 h 48 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 87 km
≈ 2 h 59 min by car · 3 h 32 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,554 people
Sahit · ≈ 1.5 km
≈ 3 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna275 kmcapital
  • Kolkata355 km
  • Delhi1102 km
  • Hyderabad1343 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSudhani1 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari14 km
  • Hospital / PHCBarsoi SDH14 km
  • ATM / banksbi28 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance11 km
  • CollegeD S College37 km
  • Police stationPolice station38 km
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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