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About Molla Village

Molla is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 729, made up of 387 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Molla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 742172
Area (hectares) 105.99 hectares
Population 729
Male Population 387
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Molla compares

By the 2011 count Molla is the 74th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 105.99 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Molla

Molla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Molla as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mahadevbati, Mahadia, Mahalandi and Manoharpur. 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 Molla

As per the Census of India 2011, Molla village had a population of 729. That makes it the 74th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Molla village has 387 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molla has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Molla is 742172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Molla covers 105.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Molla falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Molla 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 km distance for Molla.

Molla is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Molla today is likely to be higher.

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