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About Maladhar Village

Maladhar is a small village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 145 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maladhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maladhar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723161
Area (hectares) 100.71 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 145
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maladhar compares

By the 2011 count Maladhar is the 73rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 100.71 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 960.

Getting to Maladhar

Maladhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maladhar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kumardih, Lachhyara, Lakhiara Alias Joradih and Lalpur. 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 Maladhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Maladhar village had a population of 285. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Maladhar village has 145 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maladhar has about 966 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 960.

The pincode recorded for Maladhar is 723161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maladhar covers 100.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maladhar falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maladhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Maladhar.

Maladhar is in Raghunathpur 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 Maladhar today is likely to be higher.

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