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About Malamba Village

Malamba is a small village in Supa tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 153 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 863.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malamba village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Supa
Pincode 581129
Area (hectares) 863.2 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 153
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malamba compares

By the 2011 count Malamba is the 44th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 457 residents. Its 863.2 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1009.

Getting to Malamba

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

Malamba lies about 81 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Nagargali, about 7.2 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 Malamba
Nearest railway station Nagargali 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Supa 15 km
Nearest town Dandeli 15 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 81 km

Villages closest to Malamba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malamba village had a population of 311. That makes it the 44th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 457 residents.

Malamba village has 153 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malamba has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Malamba is 581129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malamba covers 863.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malamba falls under Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malamba is Nagargali, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance for Malamba.

Malamba is about 81 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malamba is in Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Nagargali is about 7.2 km away. Supa is about 15 km away. Dandeli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudalgaon (2.1 km), Amshet (3.0 km) and Miras Kumbeli (3.8 km).

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

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