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About Malikwad Village

Malikwad is a large village in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,970, made up of 1,532 males and 1,438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591244, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malikwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malikwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591244
Area (hectares) 577.3 hectares
Population 2,970
Male Population 1,532
Female Population 1,438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malikwad compares

By the 2011 count Malikwad is the 59th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 577.3 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Malikwad

Malikwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malikwad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kuppanawadi, Kurli, Kuthali and Lakhanapur. 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 Malikwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Malikwad village had a population of 2,970. That makes it the 59th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Malikwad village has 1,532 males and 1,438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malikwad has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Malikwad is 591244. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malikwad covers 577.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malikwad falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malikwad.

Malikwad is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum 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 Malikwad today is likely to be higher.

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