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About Malpona Village

Malpona is a small village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 143 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malpona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malpona village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Satari
Pincode 403506
Area (hectares) 398.1 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 143
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malpona compares

By the 2011 count Malpona is the 50th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 398.1 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Malpona

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

Malpona lies about 24 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kulem, about 14 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 Malpona
Nearest railway station Kulem 14 km
Nearest town Ponda 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Satari 24 km
District headquarters North Goa 24 km

Villages closest to Malpona

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satari 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 Malpona

As per the Census of India 2011, Malpona village had a population of 277. That makes it the 50th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Malpona village has 143 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malpona has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Malpona is 403506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malpona covers 398.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malpona falls under Satari tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Malpona is Kulem, about 14 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 Malpona.

Malpona is about 24 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malpona is in Satari tehsil of North Goa district. Kulem is about 14 km away. Ponda is about 18 km away. Satari is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govanem (1.9 km), Assodem (3.5 km) and Xelopo Curdo (4.2 km).

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

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