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About Maliara Village

Maliara is one of the larger villages in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,918, made up of 4,057 males and 3,861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1039.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maliara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maliara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Barjora
Pincode 722202
Area (hectares) 1039.2 hectares
Population 7,918
Male Population 4,057
Female Population 3,861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maliara compares

By the 2011 count Maliara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 1039.2 hectares work out to about 7.6 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 945.

Getting to Maliara

Maliara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maliara as Available within <5 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 Maliara from other places

Maliara lies about 31 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Waria, about 7.2 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 Maliara
Nearest railway station Waria 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barjora 8.4 km
Nearest town Durgapur 9.3 km
District headquarters Bankura 31 km

Villages closest to Maliara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maliara village had a population of 7,918. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Maliara village has 4,057 males and 3,861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maliara has about 952 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 945.

The pincode recorded for Maliara is 722202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maliara covers 1039.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maliara falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maliara is Waria, about 7.2 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 village for Maliara.

Maliara is about 31 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maliara is in Barjora tehsil of Bankura district. Waria is about 7.2 km away. Barjora is about 8.4 km away. Durgapur is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barjora (8.4 km), Beliatore (17 km) and Brindabanpur (19 km).

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

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