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About Malkundi Village

Malkundi is a large village in Nanjangud tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,675, made up of 1,332 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkundi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Nanjangud
Pincode 571314
Area (hectares) 470.66 hectares
Population 2,675
Male Population 1,332
Female Population 1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Malkundi compares

By the 2011 count Malkundi is the 37th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 470.66 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Malkundi

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

Malkundi lies about 32 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Nanjangud Town, about 18 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 Malkundi
Tehsil headquarters Nanjangud 18 km
Nearest town Nanjangūd 18 km
Nearest railway station Nanjangud Town 18 km
District headquarters Mysore 32 km

Villages closest to Malkundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkundi village had a population of 2,675. That makes it the 37th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Malkundi village has 1,332 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkundi has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Malkundi is 571314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkundi covers 470.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malkundi falls under Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malkundi is Nanjangud Town, about 18 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 Malkundi.

Malkundi is about 32 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkundi is in Nanjangud tehsil of Mysore district. Nanjangud is about 18 km away. Nanjangūd is about 18 km away. Nanjangud Town is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hura (2.2 km), Kaggalur (2.6 km) and Hallare (2.7 km).

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

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