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About Chhota Malka Village

Chhota Malka is a small village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 9 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Malka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Malka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 114.11 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 9
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Chhota Malka compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Malka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 114.11 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Chhota Malka

Chhota Malka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhota Malka 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhota Malka from other places

Chhota Malka lies about 50 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, about 6.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chhota Malka
Nearest railway station Barlanga 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaipur 26 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 27 km
District headquarters Puruliya 50 km

Villages closest to Chhota Malka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaipur tehsil.

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 Chhota Malka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Malka village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Chhota Malka village has 9 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Malka has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

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

Chhota Malka covers 114.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhota Malka is Barlanga, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Chhota Malka.

Chhota Malka is about 50 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhota Malka is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Barlanga is about 6.4 km away. Jaipur is about 26 km away. Chitarpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaddi (2.4 km), Tanasi (3.5 km) and Karmatanr (6.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chhota Malka today is likely to be higher.

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