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About Malkapur Village

Malkapur is a small village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 121 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585216
Area (hectares) 199.79 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 121
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malkapur compares

By the 2011 count Malkapur is the 174th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 199.79 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 979.

Getting to Malkapur

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

Malkapur lies about 74 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Shampurahalli, about 67 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 Malkapur
Nearest town Tālīkota 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Shorapur 34 km
Nearest railway station Shampurahalli 67 km
District headquarters Yadgir 74 km

Villages closest to Malkapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkapur village had a population of 242. That makes it the 174th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Malkapur village has 121 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Malkapur is 585216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkapur covers 199.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malkapur falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malkapur is Shampurahalli, about 67 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 Malkapur.

Malkapur is about 74 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkapur is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Tālīkota is about 24 km away. Shorapur is about 34 km away. Shampurahalli is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ainapur (under 2 km), Handral (4.3 km) and Fathepur (4.8 km).

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

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