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About Malam Gachha Village

Malam Gachha is a large village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,144, made up of 1,580 males and 1,564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malam Gachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malam Gachha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Chapra
Pincode 741126
Area (hectares) 119.48 hectares
Population 3,144
Male Population 1,580
Female Population 1,564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malam Gachha compares

By the 2011 count Malam Gachha is the 34th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents. Its 119.48 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Malam Gachha

Malam Gachha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malam Gachha as Available within <5 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 Mahakala, Mahatpur, Maheshpur and Mahesnagar. 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 Malam Gachha

As per the Census of India 2011, Malam Gachha village had a population of 3,144. That makes it the 34th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents.

Malam Gachha village has 1,580 males and 1,564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malam Gachha has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Malam Gachha is 741126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malam Gachha covers 119.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malam Gachha falls under Chapra tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Malam Gachha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malam Gachha.

Malam Gachha is in Chapra tehsil of Nadia 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 Malam Gachha today is likely to be higher.

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