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About Malalgaon Village

Malalgaon is a mid sized village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 458 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581358, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malalgaon village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581358
Area (hectares) 686.62 hectares
Population 924
Male Population 458
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Malalgaon is the 33rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 686.62 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Malalgaon

Malalgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malalgaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malalgaon from other places

Malalgaon lies about 43 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Haveri, about 51 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 Malalgaon
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 15 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 43 km
Nearest railway station Haveri 51 km

Villages closest to Malalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malalgaon village had a population of 924. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Malalgaon village has 458 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malalgaon has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Malalgaon is 581358. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malalgaon covers 686.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malalgaon falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malalgaon is Haveri, about 51 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 10+ km distance for Malalgaon.

Malalgaon is about 43 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malalgaon is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 15 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 43 km away. Haveri is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benagi (under 2 km), Kotekoppa (2.2 km) and Ummadi (2.2 km).

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

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