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About Malan Village

Malan is a mid sized village in Guhagar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,793, made up of 800 males and 993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,241 females per 1000 males. The village covers 892 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415572, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Guhagar
Pincode 415572
Area (hectares) 892 hectares
Population 1,793
Male Population 800
Female Population 993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,241
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malan compares

By the 2011 count Malan is the 18th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 892 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1367.

Getting to Malan

Malan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malan 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. The nearest villages by name are Kotluk, Kudli, Kumbharwadi Tarf Palpene and Kutgiri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Malan

As per the Census of India 2011, Malan village had a population of 1,793. That makes it the 18th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Malan village has 800 males and 993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malan has about 1241 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1367.

The pincode recorded for Malan is 415572. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malan covers 892 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malan falls under Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Malan notes the nearest railway station 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 Malan.

Malan is in Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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