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About Mallikpur Village

Mallikpur is a small village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 260 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallikpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742301
Area (hectares) 70.52 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 260
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 Mallikpur compares

By the 2011 count Mallikpur is the 131st largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 70.52 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Mallikpur

Mallikpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mallikpur 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 Mallikpur from other places

Mallikpur 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 Mallikpur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 18 km
Nearest town Kāndi 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Burwan 28 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 28 km

Villages closest to Mallikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallikpur village had a population of 478. That makes it the 131st largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Mallikpur village has 260 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallikpur has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Mallikpur is 742301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallikpur covers 70.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mallikpur falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mallikpur 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 Mallikpur.

Mallikpur 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.

Mallikpur is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 18 km away. Kāndi is about 21 km away. Burwan 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 Mandra (4.6 km), Monai Kandra (4.6 km) and Bhabani Nagar (6.1 km).

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

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