About Malyam Village

Malyam is a large village in Kanekal tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,212, made up of 1,629 males and 1,583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2438 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515871, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malyam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Anantapur
Tehsil	Kanekal
Pincode	515871
Area (hectares)	2438 hectares
Population	3,212
Male Population	1,629
Female Population	1,583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malyam compares

By the 2011 count Malyam is the 6th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,822 residents. Its 2438 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Malyam

Malyam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malyam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Malyam from other places

Malyam lies about 18 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Zangalapalli, about 16 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 Malyam
Nearest railway station	Zangalapalli	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kanekal	18 km
District headquarters	Anantapur	18 km

Villages closest to Malyam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanekal tehsil.

Yerragunta 27 km

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.

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Common questions about Malyam

As per the Census of India 2011, Malyam village had a population of 3,212. That makes it the 6th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,822 residents.

Malyam village has 1,629 males and 1,583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malyam has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Malyam is 515871. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malyam covers 2438 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malyam falls under Kanekal tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malyam is Zangalapalli, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Malyam.

Malyam is about 18 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malyam is in Kanekal tehsil of Anantapur district. Zangalapalli is about 16 km away. Kanekal is about 18 km away. Anantapur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.