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About Malipur Village

Malipur is a mid sized village in Bhagawangola II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 911 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bhagawangola II
Pincode 742113
Area (hectares) 210.05 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 911
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Malipur compares

By the 2011 count Malipur is the 29th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,822 residents. Its 210.05 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Malipur

Malipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malipur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malipur from other places

Malipur lies about 28 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 18 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 Malipur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 18 km
Nearest town Kāndi 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawangola II 28 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 28 km

Villages closest to Malipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawangola II 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 Malipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Malipur village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 29th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,822 residents.

Malipur village has 911 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malipur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Malipur is 742113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malipur covers 210.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malipur falls under Bhagawangola II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Malipur is Lohapur, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Malipur.

Malipur is about 28 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malipur is in Bhagawangola II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 18 km away. Kāndi is about 21 km away. Bhagawangola II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palasi Sonadanga (4.5 km), Bhandara (5.5 km) and Anupnagar (6.1 km).

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

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