Malchhari observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
By population, Malchhari ranks #62 of 99 villages in Jokihat mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Malchhari is a village of 1,918 people in 376 households (Census 2011) in Jokihat block, Araria district, Bihar, the 62nd-largest of 99 villages in Jokihat block. Literacy is 37%, 4 points below the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 901 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854329, served by Jokihat post office; the LGD village code is 222151. The sarpanch is BIBI HENA NAZ, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 2,261 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hardar →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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