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About Malwad Village

Malwad is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 265 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591301
Area (hectares) 796.42 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 265
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,147
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malwad compares

By the 2011 count Malwad is the 128th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 796.42 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Malwad

The census records public bus service for Malwad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malwad from other places

Malwad lies about 40 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Devarayi, about 4.8 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 Malwad
Nearest railway station Devarayi 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 17 km
Nearest town Dandeli 26 km
District headquarters Belgaum 40 km

Villages closest to Malwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malwad village had a population of 569. That makes it the 128th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Malwad village has 265 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malwad has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Malwad is 591301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malwad covers 796.42 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.

Malwad falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malwad is Devarayi, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Malwad is about 40 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malwad is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Devarayi is about 4.8 km away. Khanapur is about 17 km away. Dandeli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghotagali (2.4 km), Mendegali (3.2 km) and Halasal (3.9 km).

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

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