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About Malkheda Village

Malkheda is a mid sized village in Bhokardan tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,476, made up of 772 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 752.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Bhokardan
Pincode 431114
Area (hectares) 752.94 hectares
Population 1,476
Male Population 772
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malkheda compares

By the 2011 count Malkheda is the 75th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 752.94 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 939.

Getting to Malkheda

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

Malkheda lies about 52 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Pimpalgaon, about 44 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 Malkheda
Nearest town Sillod 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhokardan 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Pimpalgaon 44 km
District headquarters Jalna 52 km

Villages closest to Malkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkheda village had a population of 1,476. That makes it the 75th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Malkheda village has 772 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkheda has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Malkheda is 431114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkheda covers 752.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malkheda falls under Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malkheda is Pimpalgaon, about 44 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 Malkheda.

Malkheda is about 52 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkheda is in Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district. Sillod is about 6.1 km away. Bhokardan is about 7.2 km away. Pimpalgaon is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpri (2.4 km), Muthad (3.2 km) and Ibrahimpur (3.3 km).

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

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