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About Malunje Village

Malunje is a mid sized village in Igatpuri tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 622 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 739 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 422403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malunje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malunje village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Igatpuri
Pincode 422403
Area (hectares) 739 hectares
Population 1,259
Male Population 622
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malunje compares

By the 2011 count Malunje is the 69th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 739 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Malunje

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

Malunje lies about 71 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Khardi, about 31 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 Malunje
Nearest railway station Khardi 31 km
Nearest town Junnar 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Igatpuri 35 km
District headquarters Nashik 71 km

Villages closest to Malunje

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malunje village had a population of 1,259. That makes it the 69th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Malunje village has 622 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malunje has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Malunje is 422403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malunje covers 739 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.

Malunje falls under Igatpuri tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malunje is Khardi, about 31 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 Malunje.

Malunje is about 71 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malunje is in Igatpuri tehsil of Nashik district. Khardi is about 31 km away. Junnar is about 34 km away. Igatpuri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambewadi (26 km), Jamunde (26 km) and Kurungwadi (27 km).

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

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