About Malikpur Village

Malikpur is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,578, made up of 804 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malikpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Pincode	855102
Area (hectares)	178 hectares
Population	1,578
Male Population	804
Female Population	774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malikpur compares

By the 2011 count Malikpur is the 70th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Malikpur

Malikpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Malikpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 33 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 4.3 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	Bhawanipur Bihar	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	6.1 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	23 km
District headquarters	Katihar	33 km

Villages closest to Malikpur

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

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Common questions about Malikpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Malikpur village had a population of 1,578. That makes it the 70th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Malikpur village has 804 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malikpur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Malikpur is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malikpur covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malikpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malikpur is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malikpur.

Malikpur is about 33 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malikpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 4.3 km away. Barsoi is about 6.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.