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About Malahar Village

Malahar is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,302, made up of 659 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 267.33 hectares
Population 1,302
Male Population 659
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malahar compares

By the 2011 count Malahar is the 55th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 267.33 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 954.

Getting to Malahar

The census records public bus service for Malahar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malahar from other places

Malahar lies about 158 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 11 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 Malahar
Nearest town Rampur Hat 11 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 13 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 158 km

Villages closest to Malahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malahar village had a population of 1,302. That makes it the 55th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Malahar village has 659 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malahar has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Malahar is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malahar covers 267.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malahar falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Malahar is Rampurhat Junction, about 11 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 km distance for Malahar.

Malahar is about 158 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malahar is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Rampur Hat is about 11 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 11 km away. Tapan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhulahar (under 2 km), Bishnupur (3.6 km) and Gopinathpur (5.5 km).

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

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