About Malkewadi Village

Malkewadi is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 220 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkewadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Malwan
Pincode	416605
Area (hectares)	339 hectares
Population	484
Male Population	220
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,200
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 Malkewadi compares

By the 2011 count Malkewadi is the 73rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Malkewadi

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

Malkewadi lies about 36 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kudal, about 8.3 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 Malkewadi
Nearest railway station	Kudal	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malwan	15 km
Nearest town	Sāvantvādi	27 km
District headquarters	Sindhudurg	36 km

Villages closest to Malkewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkewadi village had a population of 484. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Malkewadi village has 220 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkewadi has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Malkewadi is 416605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkewadi covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malkewadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malkewadi is Kudal, about 8.3 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 Malkewadi.

Malkewadi is about 36 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkewadi is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kudal is about 8.3 km away. Malwan is about 15 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.