About Mala Village

Mala is a small village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 256 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode	731236
Area (hectares)	46.2 hectares
Population	494
Male Population	256
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mala compares

By the 2011 count Mala is the 110th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 46.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Mala

Mala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mala as Available within 10+ 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 Mala from other places

Mala lies about 17 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.6 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 Mala
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	3.6 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bolpur Sriniketan	17 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	17 km

Villages closest to Mala

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

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Common questions about Mala

As per the Census of India 2011, Mala village had a population of 494. That makes it the 110th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Mala village has 256 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mala has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Mala is 731236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mala covers 46.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mala falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mala is Mallarpur, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mala.

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

Mala is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 13 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.