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About Maliha Village

Maliha is a mid sized village in Ketugram II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,868, made up of 971 males and 897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maliha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maliha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Ketugram II
Pincode 713150
Area (hectares) 263.47 hectares
Population 1,868
Male Population 971
Female Population 897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maliha compares

By the 2011 count Maliha is the 25th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,156 residents. Its 263.47 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Maliha

Maliha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maliha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maliha from other places

Maliha lies about 5.1 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 3.8 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 Maliha
Nearest railway station Barddhaman Junction 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ketugram II 5.1 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 5.1 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 5.1 km

Villages closest to Maliha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ketugram II 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 Maliha

As per the Census of India 2011, Maliha village had a population of 1,868. That makes it the 25th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,156 residents.

Maliha village has 971 males and 897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maliha has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Maliha is 713150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maliha covers 263.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maliha falls under Ketugram II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maliha is Barddhaman Junction, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maliha.

Maliha is about 5.1 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maliha is in Ketugram II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Barddhaman Junction is about 3.8 km away. Ketugram II is about 5.1 km away. Barddhaman is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nutangram (2.9 km), Char Narayanpur (4.2 km) and Jhamatpur (20 km).

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

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