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About Mallikpur Village

Mallikpur is a mid sized village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 712 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallikpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712409
Area (hectares) 95.81 hectares
Population 1,393
Male Population 712
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mallikpur compares

By the 2011 count Mallikpur is the 55th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 95.81 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Mallikpur

Mallikpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mallikpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mallikpur from other places

Mallikpur 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 Mallikpur
Nearest railway station Bamangachi under 2 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 2.9 km
District headquarters Hugli 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Singur 29 km

Villages closest to Mallikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallikpur village had a population of 1,393. That makes it the 55th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Mallikpur village has 712 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallikpur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Mallikpur is 712409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallikpur covers 95.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mallikpur falls under Singur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mallikpur is Bamangachi, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mallikpur.

Mallikpur 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.

Mallikpur is in Singur tehsil of Hugli district. Bamangachi is about under 2 km away. Bārāsat is about 2.9 km away. Hugli 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 Bagdanga (6.3 km), Dighaldanga (6.3 km) and Gourangapur (7.0 km).

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

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