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About Mallikpur Village

Mallikpur is a mid sized village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,858, made up of 967 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallikpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731221
Area (hectares) 80.92 hectares
Population 1,858
Male Population 967
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mallikpur compares

By the 2011 count Mallikpur is the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 80.92 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Mallikpur

Mallikpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mallikpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mallikpur from other places

Mallikpur lies about under 2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.4 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 Mallikpur
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II under 2 km
District headquarters Birbhum under 2 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 3.4 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 3.6 km

Villages closest to Mallikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallikpur village had a population of 1,858. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Mallikpur village has 967 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallikpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Mallikpur is 731221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallikpur covers 80.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mallikpur falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mallikpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.4 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 village for Mallikpur.

Mallikpur is about under 2 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mallikpur is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai II is about under 2 km away. Birbhum is about under 2 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srikrishnapur (3.1 km), Gobindapur (4.6 km) and Baliadanga (5.0 km).

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

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