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About Malapuram Village

Malapuram is a mid sized village in Ferrargunj tehsil, in the district of South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 314 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.18 hectares hectares.

Malapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malapuram village
Description Value
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District South Andaman
Tehsil Ferrargunj
Area (hectares) 166.18 hectares
Population 617
Male Population 314
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malapuram compares

By the 2011 count Malapuram is the 26th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 166.18 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Malapuram

Malapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kadakachang, Kalatang, Knapuram and Lohabarrack. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Malapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Malapuram village had a population of 617. That makes it the 26th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Malapuram village has 314 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malapuram has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Malapuram covers 166.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malapuram falls under Ferrargunj tehsil of South Andaman district in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The census record for Malapuram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malapuram.

Malapuram is in Ferrargunj tehsil of South Andaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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