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About Malgaon Village

Malgaon is a large village in Shahade tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,272, made up of 1,159 males and 1,113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.18 hectares hectares.

Malgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Shahade
Area (hectares) 146.18 hectares
Population 2,272
Male Population 1,159
Female Population 1,113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malgaon compares

By the 2011 count Malgaon is the 48th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 146.18 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Malgaon

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

Malgaon lies about 34 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Bhadwad, about 32 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 Malgaon
Nearest town Sakri 12 km
Nearest railway station Bhadwad 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahade 34 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 34 km

Villages closest to Malgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malgaon village had a population of 2,272. That makes it the 48th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Malgaon village has 1,159 males and 1,113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malgaon has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Malgaon covers 146.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malgaon falls under Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malgaon is Bhadwad, about 32 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 Malgaon.

Malgaon is about 34 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malgaon is in Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district. Sakri is about 12 km away. Bhadwad is about 32 km away. Shahade is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jam (21 km), Nimbardi (23 km) and Ambapur (26 km).

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

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