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About Malaya Village

Malaya is a large village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,557, made up of 1,347 males and 1,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malaya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743332
Area (hectares) 250.2 hectares
Population 2,557
Male Population 1,347
Female Population 1,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malaya compares

By the 2011 count Malaya is the 33rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 250.2 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Malaya

Malaya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malaya as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malaya from other places

Malaya lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about 3.7 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 Malaya
Nearest railway station Netra 3.7 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 13 km

Villages closest to Malaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malaya village had a population of 2,557. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Malaya village has 1,347 males and 1,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malaya has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Malaya is 743332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malaya covers 250.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malaya falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Malaya is Netra, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance for Malaya.

Malaya is about 13 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.

Malaya is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Netra is about 3.7 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 8.5 km away. Magrahat I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ektara (under 2 km), Dakshin Bishnupur (under 2 km) and Sadhukhan Ardari (1.8 km).

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

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