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About Malewadi Village

Malewadi is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 131 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,237 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416608, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416608
Area (hectares) 107.73 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 131
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,237
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 Malewadi compares

By the 2011 count Malewadi is the 105th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 107.73 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Malewadi

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

Malewadi 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 Malewadi
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 14 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 38 km

Villages closest to Malewadi

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 Malewadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Malewadi village had a population of 293. That makes it the 105th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Malewadi village has 131 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malewadi has about 1237 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Malewadi is 416608. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malewadi covers 107.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malewadi falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malewadi 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 Malewadi.

Malewadi 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.

Malewadi 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 Malandi (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 Malewadi today is likely to be higher.

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