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About Malkhede Village

Malkhede is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 258 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1144 hectares hectares.

Malkhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkhede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Area (hectares) 1144 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 258
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malkhede compares

By the 2011 count Malkhede is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 1144 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Malkhede

Malkhede is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malkhede 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malkhede from other places

Malkhede lies about 16 km from Sakri, and the nearest railway station is Dhule, about 34 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 Malkhede
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 16 km
Nearest railway station Dhule 34 km

Villages closest to Malkhede

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkhede village had a population of 504. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Malkhede village has 258 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkhede has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Malkhede covers 1144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malkhede falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malkhede is Dhule, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Malkhede.

Malkhede is about 16 km from Sakri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkhede is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 16 km away. Dhule is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aine (3.7 km), Ubhand (4.4 km) and Ichchapur (4.5 km).

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

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