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About Malgaon Village

Malgaon is a large village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,395, made up of 1,180 males and 1,215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1598.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494334
Area (hectares) 1598.18 hectares
Population 2,395
Male Population 1,180
Female Population 1,215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malgaon compares

By the 2011 count Malgaon is the 12th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 1598.18 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Malgaon

Malgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malgaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Madhanar, Madodha, Makadi and Malakot. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Malgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Malgaon village had a population of 2,395. That makes it the 12th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Malgaon village has 1,180 males and 1,215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malgaon has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Malgaon is 494334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malgaon covers 1598.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malgaon falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Malgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Malgaon.

Malgaon is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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