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About Malancha Village

Malancha is a large village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,285, made up of 1,181 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 125.83 hectares
Population 2,285
Male Population 1,181
Female Population 1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malancha compares

By the 2011 count Malancha is the 20th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 125.83 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malancha from other places

Malancha lies about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about under 2 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 Malancha
Nearest railway station Netra under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 15 km

Villages closest to Malancha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour I 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 Malancha

As per the Census of India 2011, Malancha village had a population of 2,285. That makes it the 20th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Malancha village has 1,181 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malancha has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Malancha is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malancha covers 125.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malancha falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Malancha is Netra, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malancha is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Netra is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 7.7 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Sehardaha (under 2 km), Netra (under 2 km) and Nudia (1.5 km).

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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