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About Malkhed Village

Malkhed is a large village in Chandur Railway tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,266, made up of 1,681 males and 1,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1462.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444904, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chandur Railway
Pincode 444904
Area (hectares) 1462.66 hectares
Population 3,266
Male Population 1,681
Female Population 1,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Malkhed compares

By the 2011 count Malkhed is the 4th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 994 residents. Its 1462.66 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Malkhed

Malkhed 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 Malkhed 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malkhed from other places

Malkhed lies about 18 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Malkhed, about under 2 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 Malkhed
Nearest railway station Malkhed under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandur Railway 11 km
District headquarters Amravati 18 km

Villages closest to Malkhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandur Railway 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 Malkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkhed village had a population of 3,266. That makes it the 4th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 994 residents.

Malkhed village has 1,681 males and 1,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkhed has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Malkhed is 444904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkhed covers 1462.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malkhed falls under Chandur Railway tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malkhed is Malkhed, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Malkhed is about 18 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkhed is in Chandur Railway tehsil of Amravati district. Malkhed is about under 2 km away. Chandur Railway is about 11 km away. Amravati is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalkhed (1.7 km), Dahigaon (3.4 km) and Sawanga Bk (3.4 km).

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

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