About Malkhed Village

Malkhed is one of the larger villages in Sedam tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,648, made up of 5,397 males and 5,251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4335.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585292, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkhed village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Sedam
Pincode	585292
Area (hectares)	4335.88 hectares
Population	10,648
Male Population	5,397
Female Population	5,251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malkhed compares

By the 2011 count Malkhed is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 4335.88 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Malkhed

Malkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malkhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malkhed from other places

Malkhed lies about 38 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Malkhaid Road, about 5.5 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 Malkhed
Nearest railway station	Malkhaid Road	5.5 km
Nearest town	Chītāpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sedam	14 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	38 km

Villages closest to Malkhed

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.

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Common questions about Malkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkhed village had a population of 10,648. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Malkhed village has 5,397 males and 5,251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkhed has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Malkhed is 585292. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkhed covers 4335.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malkhed falls under Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malkhed is Malkhaid Road, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malkhed.

Malkhed is about 38 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkhed is in Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district. Malkhaid Road is about 5.5 km away. Chītāpur is about 12 km away. Sedam is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.