About Mallikdihi Village

Mallikdihi is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 268 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallikdihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallikdihi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Gangajalghati
Pincode	722133
Area (hectares)	126.57 hectares
Population	523
Male Population	268
Female Population	255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mallikdihi compares

By the 2011 count Mallikdihi is the 106th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 126.57 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Mallikdihi

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

Mallikdihi lies about 17 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 13 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 Mallikdihi
Tehsil headquarters	Gangajalghati	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Chhatna	13 km
District headquarters	Bankura	17 km
Nearest town	Bānkura	17 km

Villages closest to Mallikdihi

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Mallikdihi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallikdihi village had a population of 523. That makes it the 106th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Mallikdihi village has 268 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallikdihi has about 951 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 953.

The pincode recorded for Mallikdihi is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallikdihi covers 126.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mallikdihi is Chhatna, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mallikdihi.

Mallikdihi is about 17 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mallikdihi is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. Gangajalghati is about 6.3 km away. Chhatna is about 13 km away. Bankura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.