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Malikpur

मालिकपुर
Barsoi mandal
Pincode 855102
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Malikpur is a village in Barsoi mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 1,578 across 342 households and a literacy rate of 39.7%. The village is located at coordinates 25.569°N, 87.901°E.

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LGD code
224965
Pincode
855102
Post office
Barsoi
Population
1,578
Households
342
Literacy rate
39.7%
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000♂
Workers
522
Distance to district centre
90 km
Distance to mandal centre
46 km
Distance to Patna
277 km
Distance to Kolkata
336 km
Nearest railway station
Bhawanipur Bihar · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Barsoi SDH · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Malikpur compares

By population, Malikpur ranks #77 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
39.7%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Malikpur
39.7%
Barsoi mandal
35.0%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
963
+43 vs mandal average
Malikpur
963
Barsoi mandal
920
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Malikpur
4.6
Barsoi mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Malikpur at a glance

Malikpur is a village of 1,578 people in 342 households (Census 2011) in Barsoi block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 77th-largest of 231 villages in Barsoi block. Literacy is 40%, 5 points above the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 963 women per 1,000 men. It lies 90 km from the Katihar district centre, 6 km from Kusaha, the nearest town, 4 km from Bhawanipur Bihar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855102, served by Barsoi post office; the LGD village code is 224965. The nearest hospital or health centre is Barsoi SDH, 7 km away. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 1,860 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bhawanipur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Malikpur · this village1,57840%
Malikpur · Wazirganj1,17045%0 km N
Malikpur · Islamnagar Aliganj34564%0 km N
Malikpur · Jale5,07833%0 km N
Malikpur · Karai Parsurai82342%0 km N
Malikpur · Kadwa25230%0 km N
Malikpur · Kadwa1,16247%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Malikpur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
50
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
BHAVANIPUR
Total area (ha)
178
Irrigated area (ha)
97
Forest area (ha)
1.22

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Malikpur

LGD code
224965
Pincode
855102
Post office
Barsoi
Population (Census 2011)
1,578
Population (projected 2026)
1,860
Households
342
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
963
Literacy rate
39.7%
Coordinates
25.56877°N, 87.90101°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Purnia
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Khemka
Block / Mandal
Barsoi
Getting there

How to reach Malikpur

Mandal centre
Barsoi · ≈ 46 km
≈ 1 h 34 min by car · 1 h 51 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 90 km
≈ 3 h 5 min by car · 3 h 40 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,875 people
Kusaha · ≈ 5.6 km
≈ 12 min by car · 14 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna277 kmcapital
  • Kolkata336 km
  • Delhi1111 km
  • Hyderabad1332 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBhawanipur Bihar4 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari20 km
  • Hospital / PHCBarsoi SDH7 km
  • ATM / banksbi24 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance29 km
  • CollegeD S College32 km
  • Police stationPolice station34 km
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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