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About Malikapur Village

Malikapur is a mid sized village in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,372, made up of 719 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malikapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malikapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 700126
Area (hectares) 65.15 hectares
Population 1,372
Male Population 719
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malikapur compares

By the 2011 count Malikapur is the 51st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 65.15 hectares work out to about 21 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 937.

Getting to Malikapur

Malikapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malikapur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malikapur from other places

Malikapur lies about 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about under 2 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 Malikapur
Nearest railway station Bamangachi under 2 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 30 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Malikapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat I 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 Malikapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Malikapur village had a population of 1,372. That makes it the 51st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Malikapur village has 719 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malikapur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Malikapur is 700126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malikapur covers 65.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malikapur falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Malikapur is Bamangachi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Malikapur.

Malikapur is about 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malikapur is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about under 2 km away. Bārāsat is about 2.9 km away. Barasat I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maliakur (under 2 km), Bamangachhi (under 2 km) and Murali (1.5 km).

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

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