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About Maligaon Village

Maligaon is a mid sized village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,472, made up of 743 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maligaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maligaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 334.06 hectares
Population 1,472
Male Population 743
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maligaon compares

By the 2011 count Maligaon is the 34th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 334.06 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Maligaon

Maligaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maligaon as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Maheshpur, Mahipaldighi, Mahishakuri and Mahishbathan. 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.

Common questions about Maligaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Maligaon village had a population of 1,472. That makes it the 34th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Maligaon village has 743 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maligaon has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

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

Maligaon covers 334.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maligaon falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maligaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Maligaon is in Kushmundi 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.

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

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