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About Maraldanga Village

Maraldanga is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,039, made up of 1,057 males and 982 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743249, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maraldanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maraldanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743249
Area (hectares) 281 hectares
Population 2,039
Male Population 1,057
Female Population 982
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Maraldanga compares

By the 2011 count Maraldanga is the 52nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 281 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Maraldanga

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

How far is Maraldanga from other places

Maraldanga lies about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 Maraldanga
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 6.0 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata 32 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Maraldanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maraldanga village had a population of 2,039. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Maraldanga village has 1,057 males and 982 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maraldanga has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Maraldanga is 743249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maraldanga covers 281 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maraldanga falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maraldanga is Bamangachi, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Maraldanga.

Maraldanga is about 32 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.

Maraldanga is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.6 km away. Gaighata is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakjhaudanga (under 2 km), Gopal Baliadanga (under 2 km) and Shashadanga (under 2 km).

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

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