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About Malikhal Village

Malikhal is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 148 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 743 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malikhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malikhal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721513
Area (hectares) 35.05 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 148
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 743
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malikhal compares

By the 2011 count Malikhal is the 231st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 35.05 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Malikhal

Malikhal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malikhal as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Madipur, Mahabila, Mahul Bani and Majurisol. 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 Malikhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Malikhal village had a population of 258. That makes it the 231st largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Malikhal village has 148 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malikhal has about 743 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Malikhal is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malikhal covers 35.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malikhal falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Malikhal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Malikhal is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Malikhal today is likely to be higher.

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