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About Mallihir Village

Mallihir is a small village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 150 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallihir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallihir village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 73.26 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 150
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mallihir compares

By the 2011 count Mallihir is the 124th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 73.26 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Mallihir

Mallihir is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mallihir as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Loadihi, Madhabpur, Madhupur and Maharadihi. 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 Mallihir

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallihir village had a population of 269. That makes it the 124th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Mallihir village has 150 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallihir has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Mallihir is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallihir covers 73.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mallihir falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mallihir notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mallihir.

Mallihir is in Khatra 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 Mallihir today is likely to be higher.

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