Malia is a village in Haripal mandal, Hooghly district, West Bengal, with a population of 4,393 across 978 households. The village has a literacy rate of 65.5% and is located at coordinates 24.887°N, 87.782°E.
By population, Malia ranks #6 of 153 villages in Haripal mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Malia is a village of 4,393 people in 978 households (Census 2011) in Haripal block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 6th-largest of 153 villages in Haripal block. Literacy is 66%, 5 points below the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 940 women per 1,000 men. It lies 226 km from the Hooghly district centre, 10 km from Sarfarazganj, the nearest town, 3 km from Barharwa Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 712405, served by Khamarchandi post office; the LGD village code is 325423. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. K.D. Murmu Clinic, 4 km away. The sarpanch is BIKASH CHANDRA SANTRA, and the village votes in Haripal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhumita Ghosh. The population is estimated at 5,179 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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