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About Malandi Village

Malandi is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 65 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malandi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416612
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 65
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Malandi compares

By the 2011 count Malandi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Malandi

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

Malandi lies about 14 km from Malwan, 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 Malandi
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 14 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 38 km

Villages closest to Malandi

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.

Common questions about Malandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Malandi village had a population of 124. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Malandi village has 65 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malandi has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Malandi is 416612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malandi covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malandi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malandi 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malandi.

Malandi is about 14 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malandi is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 13 km away. Malwan is about 14 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 Malewadi (under 2 km), Wadachapat (1.5 km) and Chafekhol (2.0 km).

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

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