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Malara

मलारा
Barghat mandal
Pincode 480667
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
bilang singh inwati
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LGD code
496938
Pincode
480667
Post office
Barghat
Population
3,224
Households
727
Literacy rate
59.2%
Sex ratio
1032 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,771
Distance to district centre
91 km
Distance to mandal centre
59 km
Distance to Bhopal
307 km
Distance to Hyderabad
605 km
Nearest railway station
Mandla Fort · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Palak pathology center · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Malara compares

By population, Malara ranks #6 of 140 villages in Barghat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.2%
−6.9% vs mandal average
Malara
59.2%
Barghat mandal
66.1%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,032
+18 vs mandal average
Malara
1,032
Barghat mandal
1,014
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
Malara
4.4
Barghat mandal
4.3

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

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Malara at a glance

Malara is a village of 3,224 people in 727 households (Census 2011) in Barghat tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 6th-largest of 140 villages in Barghat tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,032 women per 1,000 men. It lies 91 km from the Seoni district centre, 6 km from Mandla Fort railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480667, served by Barghat post office; the LGD village code is 496938. The nearest hospital or health centre is Palak pathology center, 7 km away. The sarpanch is bilang singh inwati, and the village votes in Keolari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajneesh Harvansh Singh. The population is estimated at 3,801 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Malara

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
9
Power hours (winter)
9
Primary school
5
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
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
Yes
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BARGHAT
Distance to nearest town (km)
14
Distance to district HQ (km)
38
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
14
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
961.32
Irrigated area (ha)
412.74
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Malara

LGD code
496938
Pincode
480667
Post office
Barghat
Population (Census 2011)
3,224
Population (projected 2026)
3,801
Households
727
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1032
Literacy rate
59.2%
Coordinates
22.54978°N, 80.31128°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Keolari
Member of Parliament
Faggan Singh Kulaste
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajneesh Harvansh Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
bilang singh inwati
Block / Mandal
Barghat
Getting there

How to reach Malara

Mandal centre
Barghat · ≈ 59 km
≈ 2 h 1 min by car · 2 h 23 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 91 km
≈ 3 h 7 min by car · 3 h 42 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal307 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad605 km
  • Delhi743 km
  • Kolkata827 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMandla Fort6 km
  • Bus stopBus Stand Anjaniya21 km
  • Hospital / PHCPalak pathology center7 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India7 km
  • Petrol pumpHP7 km
  • Police stationMaharajpur Police Station7 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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