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Malharia

Baisi mandal
Pincode 854315
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Malharia is a village in Baisi mandal, Purnia district, Bihar, home to 4,044 people across 941 households with a literacy rate of 29.5%. Situated at 25.899°N, 87.550°E, it uses PIN code 854315.

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MUJTAHID ALAM
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LGD code
223994
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population
4,044
Households
941
Literacy rate
29.5%
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,080
Distance to district centre
83 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Patna
244 km
Distance to Kolkata
379 km
Nearest railway station
Garh Banaili · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment hospital,Kasba · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Malharia compares

By population, Malharia ranks #15 of 130 villages in Baisi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
29.5%
−2.9% vs mandal average
Malharia
29.5%
Baisi mandal
32.4%
Purnia district
40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
922
−13 vs mandal average
Malharia
922
Baisi mandal
935
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.7 vs mandal average
Malharia
4.3
Baisi mandal
5.0

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

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Malharia at a glance

Malharia is a village of 4,044 people in 941 households (Census 2011) in Baisi block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 15th-largest of 130 villages in Baisi block. Literacy is 30%, 3 points below the block average of 32% and the sex ratio is 922 women per 1,000 men. It lies 83 km from the Purnia district centre, 2 km from Semaria, the nearest town, 2 km from Garh Banaili railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854315, served by Baisi post office; the LGD village code is 223994. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Kasba, 4 km away. The sarpanch is MUJTAHID ALAM, and the village votes in Kasba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nitesh Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 4,768 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Malahariya

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Malharia · this village4,04430%
Malharia · Jokihat4,11442%0 km N
Malharia · Sameli2,83040%0 km N
Malharia · Kasba2,82955%0 km N
Radhanagar · Banmankhi2.1 km SW
Radhanagar · Azamnagar36352%2.1 km SW
Durgapur · Sasaram2.3 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Malharia

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
5
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
PURNIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Malharia
Total area (ha)
242
Irrigated area (ha)
197.28
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Malharia

LGD code
223994
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population (Census 2011)
4,044
Population (projected 2026)
4,768
Households
941
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
922
Literacy rate
29.5%
Coordinates
25.89930°N, 87.55048°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kasba
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nitesh Kumar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MUJTAHID ALAM
Block / Mandal
Baisi
Getting there

How to reach Malharia

Mandal centre
Baisi · ≈ 5.3 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purnia · ≈ 83 km
≈ 2 h 49 min by car · 3 h 21 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 25,059 people
Semaria · ≈ 2.3 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna244 kmcapital
  • Kolkata379 km
  • Delhi1065 km
  • Hyderabad1331 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGarh Banaili2 km
  • Bus stopArgara Chowk16 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Kasba4 km
  • ATM / bankSBI17 km
  • Petrol pumpjalalpur fuel station3 km
  • CollegePurnea College of Engineering17 km
  • Police stationMaranga Police Thana19 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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