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About Malagewadi Village

Malagewadi is a small village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 244 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malagewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malagewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Pincode 416509
Area (hectares) 241.61 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 244
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malagewadi compares

By the 2011 count Malagewadi is the 126th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 241.61 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Malagewadi

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

Malagewadi lies about 77 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 40 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 Malagewadi
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 7.1 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 31 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 40 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 77 km

Villages closest to Malagewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malagewadi village had a population of 497. That makes it the 126th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Malagewadi village has 244 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malagewadi has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Malagewadi is 416509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malagewadi covers 241.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malagewadi falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malagewadi is Belagavi, about 40 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 Malagewadi.

Malagewadi is about 77 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malagewadi is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 7.1 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 31 km away. Belagavi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gavase (under 2 km), Ibrahimpur (2.1 km) and Mahalunge Inam (2.3 km).

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

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