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About Malikota Village

Malikota is a mid sized village in Kotulpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 607 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malikota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malikota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Kotulpur
Pincode 722141
Area (hectares) 124.75 hectares
Population 1,163
Male Population 607
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Malikota compares

By the 2011 count Malikota is the 43rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents. Its 124.75 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Malikota

Malikota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malikota 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 Lego, Madanmohan Pur, Madhuban and Maji Pushkarini. 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 Malikota

As per the Census of India 2011, Malikota village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents.

Malikota village has 607 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malikota has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Malikota is 722141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malikota covers 124.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malikota falls under Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Malikota 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 Malikota.

Malikota is in Kotulpur 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 Malikota today is likely to be higher.

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