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About Malancha Village

Malancha is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,960, made up of 990 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malancha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malancha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 353.47 hectares
Population 1,960
Male Population 990
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malancha compares

By the 2011 count Malancha is the 27th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 353.47 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 954.

Getting to Malancha

Malancha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malancha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malancha from other places

Malancha 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 Malancha
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.6 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 17 km
District headquarters Birbhum 17 km

Villages closest to Malancha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Malancha

As per the Census of India 2011, Malancha village had a population of 1,960. That makes it the 27th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Malancha village has 990 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malancha has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Malancha is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malancha covers 353.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malancha falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Malancha 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malancha.

Malancha 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Kanachi (under 2 km), Kharasinpur (under 2 km) and Katigram (1.9 km).

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

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