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About Malaypur Village

Malaypur is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,319, made up of 670 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malaypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malaypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 273.19 hectares
Population 1,319
Male Population 670
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malaypur compares

By the 2011 count Malaypur is the 41st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 273.19 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 952.

Getting to Malaypur

The census records public bus service for Malaypur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malaypur from other places

Malaypur lies about 26 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 5.1 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 Malaypur
Nearest railway station Murarai 5.1 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 26 km
District headquarters Birbhum 26 km

Villages closest to Malaypur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malaypur village had a population of 1,319. That makes it the 41st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Malaypur village has 670 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malaypur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Malaypur is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malaypur covers 273.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malaypur falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Malaypur is Murarai, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malaypur.

Malaypur is about 26 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malaypur is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 5.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Murarai I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Prabhurampur (under 2 km), Dumurgram (2.9 km) and Dhananjaypur (3.8 km).

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

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