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About Malegaon Village

Malegaon is one of the larger villages in Sinnar tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,655, made up of 3,471 males and 2,184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 629 females per 1000 males. The village covers 847.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 422113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Sinnar
Pincode 422113
Area (hectares) 847.01 hectares
Population 5,655
Male Population 3,471
Female Population 2,184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 629
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malegaon compares

By the 2011 count Malegaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,181 residents. Its 847.01 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

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 5 - 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 33 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Devlali, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters Sinnar 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Devlali 24 km
District headquarters Nashik 33 km

Villages closest to Malegaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sinnar 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 5,655. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,181 residents.

Malegaon village has 3,471 males and 2,184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malegaon has about 629 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Malegaon is 422113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malegaon covers 847.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malegaon falls under Sinnar tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malegaon is Devlali, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Malegaon.

Malegaon is about 33 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 Sinnar tehsil of Nashik district. Sinnar is about 5.9 km away. Devlali is about 24 km away. Nashik is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musalgaon (under 2 km), Wadgaon Sinnar (5.9 km) and Gonde (5.9 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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