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About Malchi Village

Malchi is a small village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 164 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malchi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Pincode 441903
Area (hectares) 179.31 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 164
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malchi compares

By the 2011 count Malchi is the 93rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 179.31 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 985.

Getting to Malchi

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

Malchi lies about 29 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, 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 Malchi
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 13 km
Nearest town Pawni 13 km
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 20 km
District headquarters Bhandara 29 km

Villages closest to Malchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malchi village had a population of 309. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Malchi village has 164 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malchi has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Malchi is 441903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malchi covers 179.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malchi falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malchi is Bhiwapur, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malchi.

Malchi is about 29 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malchi is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 13 km away. Pawni is about 13 km away. Bhiwapur 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 Pendhari (under 2 km), Gose Bk (1.9 km) and Gose Kh (1.9 km).

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

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