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About Malwad Village

Malwad is a small village in Haliyal tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 64 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1032.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581356, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malwad village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Haliyal
Pincode 581356
Area (hectares) 1032.26 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 64
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malwad compares

By the 2011 count Malwad is the 95th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 1032.26 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Malwad

Malwad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malwad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Malwad from other places

Malwad lies about 73 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Shingatgere, about 17 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 Malwad
Tehsil headquarters Haliyal 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Shingatgere 17 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 73 km

Villages closest to Malwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malwad village had a population of 116. That makes it the 95th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Malwad village has 64 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malwad has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Malwad is 581356. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malwad covers 1032.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malwad falls under Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malwad is Shingatgere, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malwad.

Malwad is about 73 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malwad is in Haliyal tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Haliyal is about 7.4 km away. Shingatgere is about 17 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malawad (under 2 km), Malawadi (under 2 km) and Malwadi (under 2 km).

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

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