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About Malegaon Village

Malegaon is a mid sized village in Dindori tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 561 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588.42 hectares hectares.

Malegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Dindori
Area (hectares) 588.42 hectares
Population 1,084
Male Population 561
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malegaon compares

By the 2011 count Malegaon is the 109th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,011 residents. Its 588.42 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Malegaon

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

Malegaon lies about 44 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Lasalgaon, about 6.4 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 Malegaon
Nearest railway station Lasalgaon 6.4 km
Nearest town Chāndor 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dindori 35 km
District headquarters Nashik 44 km

Villages closest to Malegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malegaon village had a population of 1,084. That makes it the 109th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,011 residents.

Malegaon village has 561 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malegaon has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Malegaon covers 588.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malegaon falls under Dindori tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malegaon is Lasalgaon, about 6.4 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 Malegaon.

Malegaon is about 44 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malegaon is in Dindori tehsil of Nashik district. Lasalgaon is about 6.4 km away. Chāndor is about 19 km away. Dindori 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 Shivnai (7.4 km), Dagadpimpri (14 km) and Pimpri Anchala (14 km).

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

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