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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MEHERBANU BIBI
Contact: 99****4896
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- LGD code
- 316747
- Pincode
- 731213
- Post office
- Mayureswar
- Population
- 504
- Households
- 122
- Literacy rate
- 60.9%
- Sex ratio
- 946 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 423
Census 2011 · in context
How Malancha compares
By population, Malancha ranks #84 of 131 villages in Mayureswar - II mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.9%
−1.6% vs mandal average
- Malancha
- 60.9%
- Mayureswar - II mandal
- 62.5%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
946
−7 vs mandal average
- Malancha
- 946
- Mayureswar - II mandal
- 953
Household size
people per home
4.1
Same as the mandal average
- Malancha
- 4.1
- Mayureswar - II mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Malancha at a glance
Malancha is a village of 504 people in 122 households (Census 2011) in Mayureswar - II block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 84th-largest of 131 villages in Mayureswar - II block. Literacy is 61%, 2 points below the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 731213, served by Mayureswar post office; the LGD village code is 316747. The sarpanch is MEHERBANU BIBI, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 594 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malancha · this village | 504 | 61% | — |
| Duna · Mayureswar - II | 3,097 | 64% | — |
| Ulkunda · Mayureswar - II | 2,704 | 61% | — |
| Jhalka · Mayureswar - II | 1,659 | 64% | — |
| Ramnagar · Mayureswar - II | 1,446 | 73% | — |
| Panch Gonutia · Mayureswar - II | 927 | 60% | — |
| Paschim Sibrampur · Mayureswar - II | 857 | 62% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Malancha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 89.72
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 47
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Malancha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Malancha
- LGD code
- 316747
- Pincode
- 731213
- Post office
- Mayureswar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 504
- Population (projected 2026)
- 594
- Households
- 122
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 946
- Literacy rate
- 60.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Labpur
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Debasis Ojha (Haku Da)
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MEHERBANU BIBI
- Block / Mandal
- Mayureswar - II
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 731213
- MayureswarMayureswar - II mandal11,142 pop
- KanutiaMayureswar - II mandal6,572 pop
- KatasurMayureswar - II mandal4,302 pop
- Chhota TurigramMayureswar - II mandal3,976 pop
- DunaMayureswar - II mandal3,097 pop
- BasudebpurMayureswar - II mandal2,865 pop
- BrahmanbaharaMayureswar - II mandal2,741 pop
- UlkundaMayureswar - II mandal2,704 pop
- GazipurMayureswar - I mandal2,479 pop
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)