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About Malatipur Village

Malatipur is a large village in Kaliachak III tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,296, made up of 1,175 males and 1,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malatipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malatipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Kaliachak III
Pincode 732127
Area (hectares) 324.83 hectares
Population 2,296
Male Population 1,175
Female Population 1,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malatipur compares

By the 2011 count Malatipur is the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents. Its 324.83 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Malatipur

Malatipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malatipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Malatipur from other places

Malatipur lies about 20 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Samsi, about 6.0 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 Malatipur
Nearest railway station Samsi 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliachak III 20 km
District headquarters Maldah 20 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 33 km

Villages closest to Malatipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliachak III 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 Malatipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Malatipur village had a population of 2,296. That makes it the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents.

Malatipur village has 1,175 males and 1,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malatipur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Malatipur is 732127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malatipur covers 324.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malatipur falls under Kaliachak III tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Malatipur is Samsi, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malatipur.

Malatipur is about 20 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malatipur is in Kaliachak III tehsil of Maldah district. Samsi is about 6.0 km away. Kaliachak III is about 20 km away. Maldah is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nurnagar (2.6 km), Par Anupnagar (2.6 km) and Gopalpur (2.8 km).

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

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