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About Mal Village

Mal is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 335 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.56 hectares hectares.

Mal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 333.56 hectares
Population 707
Male Population 335
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
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 Mal compares

By the 2011 count Mal is the 121st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 333.56 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Mal

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

Mal lies about 30 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 27 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 Mal
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 5.7 km
Nearest town Taloda 15 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 27 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 30 km

Villages closest to Mal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mal village had a population of 707. That makes it the 121st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Mal village has 335 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mal has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Mal covers 333.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mal falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mal is Dhekvad, about 27 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 Mal.

Mal is about 30 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mal is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 5.7 km away. Taloda is about 15 km away. Dhekvad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malpada (under 2 km), Nala (under 2 km) and Umarkuva (under 2 km).

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

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