About Malam Village

Malam is a mid sized village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 505 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malam village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Nayagram
Pincode	721159
Area (hectares)	318.74 hectares
Population	991
Male Population	505
Female Population	486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malam compares

By the 2011 count Malam is the 28th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 318.74 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Malam

Malam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malam 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lalpur, Loha Baria, Madhu Pura and Mahuli. 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.

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Common questions about Malam

As per the Census of India 2011, Malam village had a population of 991. That makes it the 28th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Malam village has 505 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malam has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Malam is 721159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malam covers 318.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malam falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Malam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Malam.

Malam is in Nayagram 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.