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About Malthol Village

Malthol is a large village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,289, made up of 1,670 males and 1,619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 668.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malthol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malthol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723126
Area (hectares) 668.55 hectares
Population 3,289
Male Population 1,670
Female Population 1,619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malthol compares

By the 2011 count Malthol is the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 668.55 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Malthol

Malthol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malthol as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lukuidi, Mahara, Mahudal Bazar and Makarjhor. 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 Malthol

As per the Census of India 2011, Malthol village had a population of 3,289. That makes it the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Malthol village has 1,670 males and 1,619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malthol has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Malthol is 723126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malthol covers 668.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malthol falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malthol.

Malthol is in Purulia II 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 Malthol today is likely to be higher.

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