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About Maliadanga Village

Maliadanga is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 811, made up of 424 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maliadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maliadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 811
Male Population 424
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maliadanga compares

By the 2011 count Maliadanga is the 108th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 62 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Maliadanga

Maliadanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maliadanga as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maliadanga from other places

Maliadanga lies about 50 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.3 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 Maliadanga
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 50 km

Villages closest to Maliadanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maliadanga village had a population of 811. That makes it the 108th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Maliadanga village has 424 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maliadanga has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Maliadanga is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maliadanga covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 62 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maliadanga falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maliadanga is Swadinpur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Maliadanga is about 50 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maliadanga is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 3.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.3 km away. Sagardighi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghuguridanga (under 2 km), Gobardhandanga (under 2 km) and Kaliadanga (under 2 km).

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

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