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About Malegaon Village

Malegaon is a large village in Mantha tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,212, made up of 1,161 males and 1,051 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.22 hectares hectares.

Malegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Mantha
Area (hectares) 503.22 hectares
Population 2,212
Male Population 1,161
Female Population 1,051
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malegaon compares

By the 2011 count Malegaon is the 19th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents. Its 503.22 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 933.

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 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 52 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Paradgaon, about 33 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
Tehsil headquarters Mantha 20 km
Nearest town Lonar 22 km
Nearest railway station Paradgaon 33 km
District headquarters Jalna 52 km

Villages closest to Malegaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mantha 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 2,212. That makes it the 19th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,469 residents.

Malegaon village has 1,161 males and 1,051 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malegaon has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Malegaon covers 503.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malegaon falls under Mantha tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malegaon is Paradgaon, about 33 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 Malegaon.

Malegaon 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.

Malegaon is in Mantha tehsil of Jalna district. Mantha is about 20 km away. Lonar is about 22 km away. Paradgaon is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daha (2.5 km), Kehalwadgaon (2.8 km) and Kokarasa (3.1 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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