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About Malakam Village

Malakam is a mid sized village in Ponduru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,498, made up of 765 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malakam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malakam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Ponduru
Pincode 532168
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 1,498
Male Population 765
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malakam compares

By the 2011 count Malakam is the 16th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Malakam

Malakam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malakam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malakam from other places

Malakam lies about 20 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sigadam, about 4.5 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 Malakam
Tehsil headquarters Ponduru 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Sigadam 4.5 km
Nearest town Rāzām 14 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 20 km

Villages closest to Malakam

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

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.

Common questions about Malakam

As per the Census of India 2011, Malakam village had a population of 1,498. That makes it the 16th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Malakam village has 765 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malakam has about 958 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 971.

The pincode recorded for Malakam is 532168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malakam covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malakam falls under Ponduru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malakam is Sigadam, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malakam.

Malakam is about 20 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malakam is in Ponduru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Ponduru is about 4.4 km away. Sigadam is about 4.5 km away. Rāzām is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thandyam (under 2 km), Ponduru (4.4 km) and Banam (4.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Malakam today is likely to be higher.

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