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About Malkhede Village

Malkhede is a mid sized village in Chopda tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 408 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.17 hectares hectares.

Malkhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkhede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Chopda
Area (hectares) 319.17 hectares
Population 780
Male Population 408
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 the 88th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 319.17 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

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 43 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Takarkhede, about 15 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 Chopda 14 km
Nearest railway station Takarkhede 15 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 43 km

Villages closest to Malkhede

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chopda 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 780. That makes it the 88th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Malkhede village has 408 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkhede has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Malkhede covers 319.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malkhede falls under Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malkhede is Takarkhede, about 15 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 43 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkhede is in Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district. Chopda is about 14 km away. Takarkhede is about 15 km away. Jalgaon is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dondwade (1.6 km), Vichakhede (2.7 km) and Ghadwel (2.7 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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