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About Malikpur Village

Malikpur is a small village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 177 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares.

Malikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malikpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 177
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malikpur compares

By the 2011 count Malikpur is the 59th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

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 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 26 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters Islamnagar Aliganj 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Sirari 17 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 22 km
District headquarters Jamui 26 km

Villages closest to Malikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 345. That makes it the 59th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Malikpur village has 177 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malikpur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Malikpur covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malikpur falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malikpur is Sirari, about 17 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 km distance for Malikpur.

Malikpur is about 26 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malikpur is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 6.2 km away. Sirari is about 17 km away. Sheikhpura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maher (under 2 km), Jekhra (under 2 km) and Dighaut (3.0 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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