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About Malkapur Village

Malkapur is a small village in Shevgaon tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 216 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 414501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Shevgaon
Pincode 414501
Area (hectares) 334.47 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 216
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 Malkapur compares

By the 2011 count Malkapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,194 residents. Its 334.47 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Malkapur

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

Malkapur lies about 19 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Sonkhamb, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Shevgaon 19 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 19 km
Nearest railway station Sonkhamb 20 km
Nearest town Kātol 25 km

Villages closest to Malkapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shevgaon 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 397. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,194 residents.

Malkapur village has 216 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkapur has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Malkapur is 414501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkapur covers 334.47 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 Shevgaon tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malkapur is Sonkhamb, about 20 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 Malkapur.

Malkapur is about 19 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkapur is in Shevgaon tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Shevgaon is about 19 km away. Ahmadnagar is about 19 km away. Sonkhamb 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 Apegaon (8.4 km), Dadegaon (8.4 km) and Erandgaon (9.9 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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