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About Malegaon Village

Malegaon is a small village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 226 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.92 hectares hectares.

Malegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malegaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 282.92 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 226
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Malegaon compares

By the 2011 count Malegaon is the 184th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 282.92 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Malegaon

Malegaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malegaon 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 Malegaon from other places

Malegaon lies about 46 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Hatanpur, about 2.8 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 Hatanpur 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 6.8 km
District headquarters Betul 46 km

Villages closest to Malegaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Multai 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 435. That makes it the 184th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Malegaon village has 226 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malegaon has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Malegaon covers 282.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Malegaon is Hatanpur, about 2.8 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 Malegaon.

Malegaon is about 46 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 Multai tehsil of Betul district. Hatanpur is about 2.8 km away. Multai is about 6.8 km away. Betul is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chainpur (1.7 km), Bagholi Buzurg (1.9 km) and Bukakhedi (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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