About Malgaon Village

Malgaon is one of the larger villages in Miraj tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26,917, made up of 13,693 males and 13,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5625 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 406407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Miraj
Pincode	406407
Area (hectares)	5625 hectares
Population	26,917
Male Population	13,693
Female Population	13,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malgaon compares

By the 2011 count Malgaon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents. Its 5625 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Malgaon

Malgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malgaon from other places

Malgaon lies about 16 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Bedag, about 5.1 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 Malgaon
Nearest railway station	Bedag	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Miraj	8.8 km
District headquarters	Sangli	16 km
Nearest town	Sāngli	16 km

Villages closest to Malgaon

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

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Common questions about Malgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Malgaon village had a population of 26,917. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents.

Malgaon village has 13,693 males and 13,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malgaon has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Malgaon is 406407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malgaon covers 5625 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malgaon falls under Miraj tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malgaon is Bedag, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Malgaon.

Malgaon is about 16 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malgaon is in Miraj tehsil of Sangli district. Bedag is about 5.1 km away. Miraj is about 8.8 km away. Sangli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.