About Malam Village

Malam is a mid sized village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,637, made up of 815 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malam village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Bansihari
Pincode	733121
Area (hectares)	186.73 hectares
Population	1,637
Male Population	815
Female Population	822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malam compares

By the 2011 count Malam is the 23rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 186.73 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Malam

Malam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malam 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. The nearest villages by name are Mahabari, Mahadipur, Mahammadpur and Mahugram. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Malam

As per the Census of India 2011, Malam village had a population of 1,637. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Malam village has 815 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malam has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Malam is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malam covers 186.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malam falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Malam notes the nearest railway station 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 Malam.

Malam is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.