Malatipur is located at 25°20′06″N 88°00′55″E / 25.335088°N 88.015196°E / 25.335088; 88.015196 The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the Barind in the east and the tal in the west.

The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven.

The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the tal, is a flat low land and “is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes.” The tal area is prone to flooding by local rivers.

[7][8] According to the 2011 Census of India, Malatipur had a total population of 1,201, of which 611 (51%) were males and 590 (49%) were females.

The total number of literate persons in Malatipur was 962 (87.93% of the population over 6 years).