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About Maluka Village

Maluka is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,601, made up of 788 males and 813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 561 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maluka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maluka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jagannathpur
Pincode 833203
Area (hectares) 561 hectares
Population 1,601
Male Population 788
Female Population 813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Maluka compares

By the 2011 count Maluka is the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 561 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Maluka

The census records public bus service for Maluka as Available within 10+ 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maluka from other places

Maluka lies about 43 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 1.5 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 Maluka
Nearest railway station Māluka 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagannathpur 4.6 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 30 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 43 km

Villages closest to Maluka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maluka village had a population of 1,601. That makes it the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Maluka village has 788 males and 813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maluka has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Maluka is 833203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maluka covers 561 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maluka falls under Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maluka is Māluka, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Maluka is about 43 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maluka is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Māluka is about 1.5 km away. Jagannathpur is about 4.6 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawa Ganw (under 2 km), Nichitpur (under 2 km) and Purnia (2.5 km).

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

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