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About Malancha Village

Malancha is a mid sized village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 259 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, 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 II
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 89.72 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 259
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malancha compares

By the 2011 count Malancha is the 84th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 89.72 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Malancha

Malancha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malancha as Available within village. 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 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 II 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 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 Malancha

As per the Census of India 2011, Malancha village had a population of 504. That makes it the 84th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Malancha village has 259 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malancha has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Malancha is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malancha covers 89.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malancha falls under Mayureswar II 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village 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 II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.6 km away. Rampur Hat is about 13 km away. Mayureswar II 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 Bazarhat (5.4 km), Bhabaghati (5.4 km) and Chandrahat (5.4 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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