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About Malkot Village

Malkot is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,784, made up of 924 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.78 hectares hectares.

Malkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkot village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Area (hectares) 257.78 hectares
Population 1,784
Male Population 924
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Malkot compares

By the 2011 count Malkot is the 76th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 257.78 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Malkot

Malkot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malkot 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 Malkot from other places

Malkot lies about 11 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 2.4 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 Malkot
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 2.4 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 15 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 24 km

Villages closest to Malkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkot village had a population of 1,784. That makes it the 76th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Malkot village has 924 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkot has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Malkot covers 257.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malkot falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Malkot is Surja Kama, about 2.4 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 Malkot.

Malkot is about 11 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkot is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Surja Kama is about 2.4 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 11 km away. Karandighi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Goalgaon (2.0 km), Purba Goalgaon (2.0 km) and Babhania (2.4 km).

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

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