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About Maljum Village

Maljum is a small village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 194 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maljum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maljum village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Kaliaganj
Pincode 733129
Area (hectares) 55.79 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 194
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maljum compares

By the 2011 count Maljum is the 155th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 55.79 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Maljum

Maljum is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maljum as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Mahatair, Maheshpur, Mahinagar and Majhiar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maljum

As per the Census of India 2011, Maljum village had a population of 393. That makes it the 155th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Maljum village has 194 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maljum has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Maljum is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maljum covers 55.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maljum falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maljum notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maljum.

Maljum is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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