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About Malikpur Village

Malikpur is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 599 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Malikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malikpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 599
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malikpur compares

By the 2011 count Malikpur is the 64th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Malikpur

Malikpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malikpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malikpur from other places

Malikpur lies about 27 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Jamuawan, about 3.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Malikpur
Nearest railway station Jamuawan 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 5.3 km
Nearest town Hisua 15 km
District headquarters Gaya 27 km

Villages closest to Malikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj tehsil.

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 Malikpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Malikpur village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 64th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Malikpur village has 599 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malikpur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Malikpur covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malikpur falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malikpur is Jamuawan, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Malikpur is about 27 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malikpur is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Jamuawan is about 3.4 km away. Wazirganj is about 5.3 km away. Hisua is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandha (under 2 km), Kandhariya (under 2 km) and Sikandarpur (under 2 km).

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

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