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About Malancha Village

Malancha is a small village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 163 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malancha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malancha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Neturia
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 286.33 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 163
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Malancha compares

By the 2011 count Malancha is the 83rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 286.33 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Malancha

Malancha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Malancha 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 Madandi, Maharaj Nagar, Mahishnadi and Mahuda. 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 Malancha

As per the Census of India 2011, Malancha village had a population of 315. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Malancha village has 163 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malancha has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Malancha is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malancha covers 286.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malancha falls under Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Malancha 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 Malancha.

Malancha is in Neturia tehsil of Puruliya 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 Malancha today is likely to be higher.

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