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About Malewadi Village

Malewadi is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,192, made up of 615 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415405, 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 Shirala
Pincode 415405
Area (hectares) 88.37 hectares
Population 1,192
Male Population 615
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malewadi compares

By the 2011 count Malewadi is the 47th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 88.37 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1072.

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 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 Malewadi from other places

Malewadi lies about 40 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 11 km
Nearest town Wadgaon 16 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 24 km
District headquarters Sangli 40 km

Villages closest to Malewadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirala 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 1,192. That makes it the 47th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Malewadi village has 615 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malewadi has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Malewadi is 415405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malewadi covers 88.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malewadi falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malewadi is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 10+ km distance for Malewadi.

Malewadi is about 40 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 Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 11 km away. Wadgaon is about 16 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 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 Devwadi (4.2 km), Ladewadi (4.4 km) and Ingrul (6.0 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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