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About Malegaon Village

Malegaon is a mid sized village in Muktainagar tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 524 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1376.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Muktainagar
Pincode 425306
Area (hectares) 1376.8 hectares
Population 1,048
Male Population 524
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malegaon compares

By the 2011 count Malegaon is the 52nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,043 residents. Its 1376.8 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Malegaon

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

How far is Malegaon from other places

Malegaon lies about 48 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bodwad, about 7.7 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 Malegaon
Nearest railway station Bodwad 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Muktainagar 8.9 km
Nearest town Varangaon 13 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 48 km

Villages closest to Malegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malegaon village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,043 residents.

Malegaon village has 524 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malegaon has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Malegaon is 425306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malegaon covers 1376.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malegaon falls under Muktainagar tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malegaon is Bodwad, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Malegaon is about 48 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malegaon is in Muktainagar tehsil of Jalgaon district. Bodwad is about 7.7 km away. Muktainagar is about 8.9 km away. Varangaon is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarole (3.4 km), Vadhave (4.3 km) and Hartale (4.3 km).

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

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