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About Malkonra Village

Malkonra is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 390 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722169, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkonra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkonra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722169
Area (hectares) 136.29 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 390
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Malkonra compares

By the 2011 count Malkonra is the 83rd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 136.29 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Malkonra

Malkonra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malkonra 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. The nearest villages by name are Macha Parulia, Machh Banda, Madanpur and Madhabpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Malkonra

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkonra village had a population of 758. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Malkonra village has 390 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkonra has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Malkonra is 722169. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkonra covers 136.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malkonra falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Malkonra notes the nearest railway station 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 Malkonra.

Malkonra is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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