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About Malpaharpur Village

Malpaharpur is a large village in Tarakeswar tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,116, made up of 1,097 males and 1,019 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malpaharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malpaharpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Tarakeswar
Pincode 712401
Area (hectares) 167.2 hectares
Population 2,116
Male Population 1,097
Female Population 1,019
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malpaharpur compares

By the 2011 count Malpaharpur is the 27th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 167.2 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Malpaharpur

Malpaharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malpaharpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malpaharpur from other places

Malpaharpur lies about 17 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Porabazar, about 7.7 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 Malpaharpur
Nearest railway station Porabazar 7.7 km
Nearest town Chandannagar 16 km
District headquarters Hugli 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarakeswar 23 km

Villages closest to Malpaharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malpaharpur village had a population of 2,116. That makes it the 27th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Malpaharpur village has 1,097 males and 1,019 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malpaharpur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Malpaharpur is 712401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malpaharpur covers 167.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malpaharpur falls under Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Malpaharpur is Porabazar, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Malpaharpur is about 17 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malpaharpur is in Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district. Porabazar is about 7.7 km away. Chandannagar is about 16 km away. Hugli is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pratiharpur (under 2 km), Bajitpur (11 km) and Astara (14 km).

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

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