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About Malchapur Village

Malchapur is a large village in Bhalki tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,055, made up of 1,533 males and 1,522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 965.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malchapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malchapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Bhalki
Pincode 585413
Area (hectares) 965.12 hectares
Population 3,055
Male Population 1,533
Female Population 1,522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malchapur compares

By the 2011 count Malchapur is the 20th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 965.12 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Malchapur

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

Malchapur lies about 15 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Khanapur Junction, about under 2 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 Malchapur
Nearest railway station Khanapur Junction under 2 km
District headquarters Bidar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhalki 22 km

Villages closest to Malchapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malchapur village had a population of 3,055. That makes it the 20th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Malchapur village has 1,533 males and 1,522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malchapur has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Malchapur is 585413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malchapur covers 965.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malchapur falls under Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malchapur is Khanapur Junction, about under 2 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 Malchapur.

Malchapur is about 15 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malchapur is in Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district. Khanapur Junction is about under 2 km away. Bidar is about 15 km away. Bhalki is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanapur (2.0 km), Sevanagar (4.2 km) and Dhanura (5.2 km).

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

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