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About Malegaon Village

Malegaon is a mid sized village in Pathardi tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 342 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.58 hectares hectares.

Malegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Pathardi
Area (hectares) 317.58 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 342
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malegaon compares

By the 2011 count Malegaon is the 111th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 317.58 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Malegaon

Malegaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malegaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Malegaon from other places

Malegaon lies about 22 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Sonkhamb, 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 Sonkhamb 3.8 km
Nearest town Kātol 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathardi 22 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 22 km

Villages closest to Malegaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathardi 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 679. That makes it the 111th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Malegaon village has 342 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malegaon has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Malegaon covers 317.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malegaon falls under Pathardi tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malegaon is Sonkhamb, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Malegaon.

Malegaon is about 22 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malegaon is in Pathardi tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Sonkhamb is about 3.8 km away. Kātol is about 14 km away. Pathardi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohoj Kh (9.3 km), Madhi (9.6 km) and Mohari (10 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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