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About Malkapur Village

Malkapur is a mid sized village in Homnabad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 577 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Homnabad
Pincode 585414
Area (hectares) 360.78 hectares
Population 1,179
Male Population 577
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malkapur compares

By the 2011 count Malkapur is the 71st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents. Its 360.78 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Malkapur

Malkapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malkapur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malkapur from other places

Malkapur lies about 34 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Nandagaon, about 3.1 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 Malkapur
Nearest railway station Nandagaon 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Homnabad 9.5 km
Nearest town Homnābād 9.5 km
District headquarters Bidar 34 km

Villages closest to Malkapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkapur village had a population of 1,179. That makes it the 71st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents.

Malkapur village has 577 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkapur has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Malkapur is 585414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkapur covers 360.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malkapur falls under Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malkapur is Nandagaon, about 3.1 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 10+ km distance for Malkapur.

Malkapur is about 34 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkapur is in Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district. Nandagaon is about 3.1 km away. Homnabad is about 9.5 km away. Homnābād is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madargaon (2.3 km), Benchincholi (2.3 km) and Nandagaon (2.4 km).

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

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