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About Malcha Village

Malcha is a large village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,073, made up of 1,549 males and 1,524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malcha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732126
Area (hectares) 306.1 hectares
Population 3,073
Male Population 1,549
Female Population 1,524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malcha compares

By the 2011 count Malcha is the 18th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 306.1 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Malcha

Malcha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malcha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khurial, Kobaia, Kusmai and Mahabbatpur. 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 Malcha

As per the Census of India 2011, Malcha village had a population of 3,073. That makes it the 18th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Malcha village has 1,549 males and 1,524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malcha has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Malcha is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malcha covers 306.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malcha falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Malcha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Malcha is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah 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 Malcha today is likely to be higher.

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