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About Malipota Village

Malipota is a large village in Santipur tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,476, made up of 1,246 males and 1,230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malipota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malipota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Santipur
Pincode 741402
Area (hectares) 92.91 hectares
Population 2,476
Male Population 1,246
Female Population 1,230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malipota compares

By the 2011 count Malipota is the 24th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 92.91 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Malipota

The census records public bus service for Malipota 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malipota from other places

Malipota lies about 45 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Majhergram, about 9.5 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 Malipota
Nearest railway station Majhergram 9.5 km
Nearest town Rānāghāt 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Santipur 31 km
District headquarters Nadia 45 km

Villages closest to Malipota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malipota village had a population of 2,476. That makes it the 24th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Malipota village has 1,246 males and 1,230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malipota has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Malipota is 741402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malipota covers 92.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malipota falls under Santipur tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Malipota is Majhergram, about 9.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malipota.

Malipota is about 45 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malipota is in Santipur tehsil of Nadia district. Majhergram is about 9.5 km away. Rānāghāt is about 17 km away. Santipur 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 Chhota Ranaghat (17 km), Goalpur (20 km) and Phulia (25 km).

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

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