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About Malegaon Village

Malegaon is a mid sized village in Amla tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 335 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.37 hectares hectares.

Malegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malegaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Amla
Area (hectares) 343.37 hectares
Population 656
Male Population 335
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malegaon compares

By the 2011 count Malegaon is the 94th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 343.37 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Malegaon

Malegaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Malegaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malegaon from other places

Malegaon lies about 43 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Bordhai, about 3.8 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 Malegaon
Nearest railway station Bordhai 3.8 km
Nearest town Sārni 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Amla 20 km
District headquarters Betul 43 km

Villages closest to Malegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malegaon village had a population of 656. That makes it the 94th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Malegaon village has 335 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malegaon has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Malegaon covers 343.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malegaon falls under Amla tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malegaon is Bordhai, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Malegaon.

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

Malegaon is in Amla tehsil of Betul district. Bordhai is about 3.8 km away. Sārni is about 19 km away. Amla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basanya (under 2 km), Dehalwada (1.7 km) and Kacharboh (2.2 km).

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

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