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About Malligwad Village

Malligwad is a large village in Hubli tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,062, made up of 1,060 males and 1,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 580023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malligwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malligwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Hubli
Pincode 580023
Area (hectares) 518.38 hectares
Population 2,062
Male Population 1,060
Female Population 1,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malligwad compares

By the 2011 count Malligwad is the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents. Its 518.38 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Malligwad

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

Malligwad lies about 48 km from Dharwad. 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 Malligwad
Nearest town Annigeri 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hubli 32 km
District headquarters Dharwad 48 km

Villages closest to Malligwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malligwad village had a population of 2,062. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents.

Malligwad village has 1,060 males and 1,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malligwad has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Malligwad is 580023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malligwad covers 518.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malligwad falls under Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The census record for Malligwad 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 Malligwad.

Malligwad is about 48 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malligwad is in Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district. Annigeri is about 9.8 km away. Hubli is about 32 km away. Dharwad is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koliwad (1.7 km), Umachigi (7.0 km) and Ingalhalli (16 km).

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

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