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About Malitpur Village

Malitpur is a mid sized village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 289 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malitpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 128.21 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 289
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malitpur compares

By the 2011 count Malitpur is the 110th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 128.21 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Malitpur

Malitpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malitpur as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malitpur from other places

Malitpur lies about 73 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nigan, about 11 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 Malitpur
Nearest railway station Nigan 11 km
Nearest town Guskhara 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 30 km
District headquarters Birbhum 73 km

Villages closest to Malitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malitpur village had a population of 565. That makes it the 110th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Malitpur village has 289 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malitpur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Malitpur is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malitpur covers 128.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malitpur falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Malitpur is Nigan, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malitpur.

Malitpur is about 73 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malitpur is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Nigan is about 11 km away. Guskhara is about 20 km away. Labpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramkrishnapur (5.1 km), Srikrishnapur (5.1 km) and Hirapur (8.3 km).

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

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