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About Malijunga Village

Malijunga is a mid sized village in Sadak Arjuni tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 448 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 641.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malijunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malijunga village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Sadak Arjuni
Pincode 441801
Area (hectares) 641.65 hectares
Population 894
Male Population 448
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malijunga compares

By the 2011 count Malijunga is the 45th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents. Its 641.65 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Malijunga

Malijunga 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 Malijunga 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malijunga from other places

Malijunga lies about 28 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gongle, about 2.8 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 Malijunga
Nearest railway station Gongle 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sadak Arjuni 28 km
District headquarters Gondiya 28 km
Nearest town Gondiā 28 km

Villages closest to Malijunga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sadak Arjuni 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 Malijunga

As per the Census of India 2011, Malijunga village had a population of 894. That makes it the 45th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents.

Malijunga village has 448 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malijunga has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Malijunga is 441801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malijunga covers 641.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malijunga falls under Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malijunga is Gongle, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Malijunga is about 28 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malijunga is in Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district. Gongle is about 2.8 km away. Sadak Arjuni is about 28 km away. Gondiya is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandhari (2.8 km), Pandharwani (2.8 km) and Shivantola (2.9 km).

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

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