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About Maladanga Village

Maladanga is a large village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,058, made up of 1,057 males and 1,001 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maladanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maladanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 156.21 hectares
Population 2,058
Male Population 1,057
Female Population 1,001
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maladanga compares

By the 2011 count Maladanga is the 24th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 156.21 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Maladanga

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

How far is Maladanga from other places

Maladanga lies about 4.5 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 Maladanga
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 4.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 4.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.3 km

Villages closest to Maladanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Maladanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Maladanga village had a population of 2,058. That makes it the 24th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Maladanga village has 1,057 males and 1,001 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maladanga has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Maladanga is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maladanga covers 156.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maladanga falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maladanga is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maladanga.

Maladanga is about 4.5 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maladanga is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 3.3 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 4.5 km away. Birbhum is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salamatpur (under 2 km), Damodarpur (under 2 km) and Husaipur (3.3 km).

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

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