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About Malewada Village

Malewada is a mid sized village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,614, made up of 838 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 875 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442905, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malewada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malewada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Pincode 442905
Area (hectares) 875 hectares
Population 1,614
Male Population 838
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malewada compares

By the 2011 count Malewada is the 20th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 875 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Malewada

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

Malewada lies about 66 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tempa, about 25 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 Malewada
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Tempa 25 km
Nearest town Pawni 36 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 66 km

Villages closest to Malewada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malewada village had a population of 1,614. That makes it the 20th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Malewada village has 838 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malewada has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Malewada is 442905. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malewada covers 875 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malewada falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malewada is Tempa, about 25 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 Malewada.

Malewada is about 66 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malewada is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 7.0 km away. Tempa is about 25 km away. Pawni is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umari Butti (under 2 km), Karghata (2.2 km) and Sawargaon (2.6 km).

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

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