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About Malpewadi Village

Malpewadi is a mid sized village in Devgad tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 320 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.03 hectares hectares.

Malpewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malpewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Devgad
Area (hectares) 334.03 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 320
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malpewadi compares

By the 2011 count Malpewadi is the 71st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents. Its 334.03 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1073.

Getting to Malpewadi

Malpewadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Malpewadi 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 Malpewadi from other places

Malpewadi lies about 33 km from Devgad, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 13 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 Malpewadi
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Devgad 33 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 38 km

Villages closest to Malpewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malpewadi village had a population of 632. That makes it the 71st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents.

Malpewadi village has 320 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malpewadi has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1073.

Malpewadi covers 334.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malpewadi falls under Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malpewadi is Sindhudurg, about 13 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 Malpewadi.

Malpewadi is about 33 km from Devgad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malpewadi is in Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 13 km away. Devgad is about 33 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malegaon (2.4 km), Are (15 km) and Munage (18 km).

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

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