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About Malambi Village

Malambi is a mid sized village in Somvarpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 593 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malambi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malambi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Somvarpet
Pincode 571235
Area (hectares) 439.38 hectares
Population 1,276
Male Population 593
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malambi compares

By the 2011 count Malambi is the 42nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents. Its 439.38 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Malambi

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

Malambi lies about 34 km from Kodagu, and the nearest railway station is Kadagaravalli, about 32 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 Malambi
Tehsil headquarters Somvarpet 10 km
Nearest railway station Kadagaravalli 32 km
Nearest town Madikeri 32 km
District headquarters Kodagu 34 km

Villages closest to Malambi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malambi village had a population of 1,276. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,421 residents.

Malambi village has 593 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malambi has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Malambi is 571235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malambi covers 439.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malambi falls under Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malambi is Kadagaravalli, about 32 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 Malambi.

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

Malambi is in Somvarpet tehsil of Kodagu district. Somvarpet is about 10 km away. Kadagaravalli is about 32 km away. Madikeri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malambi Forest (under 2 km), Malambi Forest No 2 (under 2 km) and Alur (under 2 km).

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

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