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About Malkapalli Village

Malkapalli is a large village in Sedam tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,323, made up of 1,122 males and 1,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 875.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkapalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Sedam
Pincode 585318
Area (hectares) 875.88 hectares
Population 2,323
Male Population 1,122
Female Population 1,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malkapalli compares

By the 2011 count Malkapalli is the 22nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 875.88 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Malkapalli

Malkapalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Malkapalli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malkapalli from other places

Malkapalli lies about 68 km from Gulbarga. 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 Malkapalli
Nearest town Gurmatkāl 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sedam 26 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 68 km

Villages closest to Malkapalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkapalli village had a population of 2,323. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Malkapalli village has 1,122 males and 1,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkapalli has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Malkapalli is 585318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkapalli covers 875.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malkapalli falls under Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The census record for Malkapalli notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Malkapalli is about 68 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkapalli is in Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district. Gurmatkāl is about 11 km away. Sedam is about 26 km away. Gulbarga is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itkal (3.3 km), Gaddanna (4.3 km) and Guntatipadampalli (4.4 km).

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

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