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About Malida Village

Malida is a mid sized village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,960, made up of 937 males and 1,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malida village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721641
Area (hectares) 170.2 hectares
Population 1,960
Male Population 937
Female Population 1,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
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 Malida compares

By the 2011 count Malida is the 46th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 170.2 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Malida

Malida is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malida 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. The nearest villages by name are Mahammad Murad, Mahapur, Mahatpur and Mahishdol. 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 Malida

As per the Census of India 2011, Malida village had a population of 1,960. That makes it the 46th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Malida village has 937 males and 1,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malida has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Malida is 721641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malida covers 170.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malida falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Malida notes the nearest railway station 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 Malida.

Malida is in Panskura tehsil of Purba 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 Malida today is likely to be higher.

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