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About Malia Village

Malia is a large village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,393, made up of 2,265 males and 2,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712405
Area (hectares) 263.98 hectares
Population 4,393
Male Population 2,265
Female Population 2,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Malia compares

By the 2011 count Malia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 263.98 hectares work out to about 17 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 980.

Getting to Malia

The census records public bus service for Malia as Available within 5 - 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Lakshmanpur, Lalpur, Madanmohonpur and Maheshwarpur. 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 Malia

As per the Census of India 2011, Malia village had a population of 4,393. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Malia village has 2,265 males and 2,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malia has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Malia is 712405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malia covers 263.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malia falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Malia notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Malia is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli 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 Malia today is likely to be higher.

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