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About Malgad Village

Malgad is a small village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 119 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares.

Malgad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malgad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 119
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malgad compares

By the 2011 count Malgad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Malgad

Malgad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malgad as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Malgad from other places

Malgad lies about 84 km from Kolhapur. 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 Malgad
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 14 km
Nearest town Belagavi 23 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 84 km

Villages closest to Malgad

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 Malgad

As per the Census of India 2011, Malgad village had a population of 232. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Malgad village has 119 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malgad has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Malgad covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malgad falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Malgad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malgad.

Malgad is about 84 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malgad is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 14 km away. Belagavi is about 23 km away. Kolhapur is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dukkarwadi (under 2 km), Bagilge (under 2 km) and Mangaon (1.7 km).

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

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