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About Malipukur Village

Malipukur is a mid sized village in Chanditala I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 945, made up of 498 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malipukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malipukur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chanditala I
Pincode 712306
Area (hectares) 62.09 hectares
Population 945
Male Population 498
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malipukur compares

By the 2011 count Malipukur is the 38th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 62.09 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Malipukur

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

How far is Malipukur from other places

Malipukur lies about 22 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about under 2 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 Malipukur
Nearest railway station Bamangachi under 2 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanditala I 22 km
District headquarters Hugli 22 km

Villages closest to Malipukur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malipukur village had a population of 945. That makes it the 38th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Malipukur village has 498 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malipukur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Malipukur is 712306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malipukur covers 62.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malipukur falls under Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Malipukur is Bamangachi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malipukur.

Malipukur is about 22 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malipukur is in Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district. Bamangachi is about under 2 km away. Bārāsat is about 2.9 km away. Chanditala I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (8.4 km), Mukundapur (13 km) and Sadpur (17 km).

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

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