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About Malerjhar Village

Malerjhar is a small village in Cooch Behar I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 60 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malerjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malerjhar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar I
Pincode 736170
Area (hectares) 25.12 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 60
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malerjhar compares

By the 2011 count Malerjhar is the 135th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 25.12 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Malerjhar

Malerjhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malerjhar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Latkarpar, Maghpala, Mainaguri Dighalhati and Mainaguri Kankanguri. 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 Malerjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Malerjhar village had a population of 121. That makes it the 135th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Malerjhar village has 60 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malerjhar has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Malerjhar is 736170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malerjhar covers 25.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malerjhar falls under Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Malerjhar notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Malerjhar.

Malerjhar is in Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Malerjhar today is likely to be higher.

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