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About Mali Pukuria Village

Mali Pukuria is one of the larger villages in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,858, made up of 2,967 males and 2,891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mali Pukuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mali Pukuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700150
Area (hectares) 114.28 hectares
Population 5,858
Male Population 2,967
Female Population 2,891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mali Pukuria compares

By the 2011 count Mali Pukuria is the 5th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 114.28 hectares work out to about 51 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Mali Pukuria

The census records public bus service for Mali Pukuria 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mali Pukuria from other places

Mali Pukuria lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bidyadharpur, 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 Mali Pukuria
Nearest railway station Bidyadharpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 2.0 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 2.0 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Mali Pukuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonarpur 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 Mali Pukuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Mali Pukuria village had a population of 5,858. That makes it the 5th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Mali Pukuria village has 2,967 males and 2,891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mali Pukuria has about 974 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Mali Pukuria is 700150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mali Pukuria covers 114.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 51 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mali Pukuria falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mali Pukuria is Bidyadharpur, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mali Pukuria.

Mali Pukuria is about 30 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.

Mali Pukuria is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bidyadharpur is about under 2 km away. Sonarpur is about 2.0 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 2.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathurapur (under 2 km), Bidyadharpur (under 2 km) and Hasanpur (under 2 km).

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

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