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About Malingaon Village

Malingaon is a large village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,230, made up of 2,173 males and 2,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489 hectares hectares.

Malingaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malingaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Thakurganj
Area (hectares) 489 hectares
Population 4,230
Male Population 2,173
Female Population 2,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malingaon compares

By the 2011 count Malingaon is the 15th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 489 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Malingaon

Malingaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malingaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Malingaon from other places

Malingaon lies about 28 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 2.5 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 Malingaon
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 2.5 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurganj 19 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 28 km

Villages closest to Malingaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malingaon village had a population of 4,230. That makes it the 15th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Malingaon village has 2,173 males and 2,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malingaon has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Malingaon covers 489 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malingaon falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Malingaon is Pawakhali, about 2.5 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 village for Malingaon.

Malingaon is about 28 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malingaon is in Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 2.5 km away. Bahādurganj is about 17 km away. Thakurganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumaria (under 2 km), Panchgachhi (1.5 km) and Ambari (2.4 km).

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

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