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About Bara Malka Village

Bara Malka is a small village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 149 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Malka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Malka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 85.09 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 149
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Malka compares

By the 2011 count Bara Malka is the 95th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 85.09 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bara Malka

Bara Malka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Malka as Available within <5 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 Baliagora, Balibhasa, Bangidiri and Bangora. 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 Bara Malka

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Malka village had a population of 290. That makes it the 95th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Bara Malka village has 149 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Malka has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bara Malka is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Malka covers 85.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Malka falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bara Malka 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 - 10 km distance for Bara Malka.

Bara Malka is in Jaipur 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 Bara Malka today is likely to be higher.

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