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About Mallikpur Village

Mallikpur is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 671 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mallikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mallikpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 75.92 hectares
Population 1,307
Male Population 671
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mallikpur compares

By the 2011 count Mallikpur is the 69th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 75.92 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Mallikpur

Mallikpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mallikpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mallikpur from other places

Mallikpur lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, about 16 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 Mallikpur
Tehsil headquarters Falta 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Diamond Harbour 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Mallikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta 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 Mallikpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mallikpur village had a population of 1,307. That makes it the 69th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Mallikpur village has 671 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mallikpur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mallikpur is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mallikpur covers 75.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mallikpur falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mallikpur is Diamond Harbour, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mallikpur.

Mallikpur is about 33 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.

Mallikpur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 3.4 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 16 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayan Bere (under 2 km), Mahirampur (under 2 km) and Kalagachhia (under 2 km).

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

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