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About Mala Village

Mala is a small village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 201 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1689.83 hectares hectares.

Mala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Patan
Area (hectares) 1689.83 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 201
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 Mala compares

By the 2011 count Mala is the 257th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 859 residents. Its 1689.83 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1089.

Getting to Mala

Mala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mala 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 Mala from other places

Mala lies about 60 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 20 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 Mala
Nearest town Malkapur 16 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 31 km
District headquarters Satara 60 km

Villages closest to Mala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mala village had a population of 405. That makes it the 257th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 859 residents.

Mala village has 201 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mala has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1089.

Mala covers 1689.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mala falls under Patan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mala is Shenoli, about 20 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 Mala.

Mala is about 60 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mala is in Patan tehsil of Satara district. Malkapur is about 16 km away. Shenoli is about 20 km away. Patan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalgaon (2.0 km), Jinti (4.4 km) and Bondri (5.4 km).

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

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