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About Malkapur Village

Malkapur is a small village in Katol tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 56 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.58 hectares hectares.

Malkapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Katol
Area (hectares) 582.58 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 56
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
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 Malkapur compares

By the 2011 count Malkapur is the 128th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 582.58 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Malkapur

Malkapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malkapur 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 Malkapur from other places

Malkapur lies about 37 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Sonkhamb, about 20 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 Malkapur
Nearest railway station Sonkhamb 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Katol 25 km
Nearest town Kātol 25 km
District headquarters Nagpur 37 km

Villages closest to Malkapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkapur village had a population of 98. That makes it the 128th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Malkapur village has 56 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkapur has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Malkapur covers 582.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malkapur falls under Katol tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malkapur is Sonkhamb, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malkapur.

Malkapur is about 37 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkapur is in Katol tehsil of Nagpur district. Sonkhamb is about 20 km away. Katol is about 25 km away. Kātol is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Miniwada (2.9 km), Ghubadi (3.2 km) and Ringanabodi (4.0 km).

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

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