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About Wadi Malde Village

Wadi Malde is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 70 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,214 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares.

Wadi Malde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadi Malde village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 70
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,214
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadi Malde compares

By the 2011 count Wadi Malde is the 204th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1164.

Getting to Wadi Malde

Wadi Malde is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wadi Malde as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Wadi Malde from other places

Wadi Malde lies about 92 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 12 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 Wadi Malde
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 16 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 29 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 92 km

Villages closest to Wadi Malde

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khed 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 Wadi Malde

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadi Malde village had a population of 155. That makes it the 204th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Wadi Malde village has 70 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadi Malde has about 1214 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

Wadi Malde covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadi Malde falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Wadi Malde is Kalambani Budruk, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Wadi Malde.

Wadi Malde is about 92 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadi Malde is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 12 km away. Khed is about 16 km away. Chiplūn is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandivali (under 2 km), Vihali (1.6 km) and Wadi Bid (2.9 km).

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

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