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About Maliga0n Village

Maliga0n is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,322, made up of 1,712 males and 1,610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maliga0n Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maliga0n village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 235.08 hectares
Population 3,322
Male Population 1,712
Female Population 1,610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maliga0n compares

By the 2011 count Maliga0n is the 18th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 235.08 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Maliga0n

Maliga0n is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maliga0n 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maliga0n from other places

Maliga0n lies about 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kishanganj, about 5.3 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 Maliga0n
Nearest railway station Kishanganj 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 16 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 16 km

Villages closest to Maliga0n

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Maliga0n

As per the Census of India 2011, Maliga0n village had a population of 3,322. That makes it the 18th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Maliga0n village has 1,712 males and 1,610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maliga0n has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Maliga0n is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maliga0n covers 235.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maliga0n falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maliga0n is Kishanganj, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maliga0n.

Maliga0n is about 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maliga0n is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kishanganj is about 5.3 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 16 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladhi (1.8 km), Gerua (2.1 km) and Baldiabasa (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Maliga0n today is likely to be higher.

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