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About Malewadi Village

Malewadi is one of the larger villages in Palus tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,382, made up of 3,264 males and 3,118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Palus
Pincode 416303
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 6,382
Male Population 3,264
Female Population 3,118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malewadi compares

By the 2011 count Malewadi is the 9th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,712 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Malewadi

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

How far is Malewadi from other places

Malewadi lies about 39 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Amnapur, 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 Malewadi
Nearest town Vite 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Palus 21 km
Nearest railway station Amnapur 24 km
District headquarters Sangli 39 km

Villages closest to Malewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malewadi village had a population of 6,382. That makes it the 9th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,712 residents.

Malewadi village has 3,264 males and 3,118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malewadi has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Malewadi is 416303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malewadi covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Malewadi falls under Palus tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

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

Malewadi is about 39 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malewadi is in Palus tehsil of Sangli district. Vite is about 11 km away. Palus is about 21 km away. Amnapur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morale (15 km), Andhali (16 km) and Sandgewadi (20 km).

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

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