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About Margtad Village

Margtad is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 85 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Margtad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Margtad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416408
Area (hectares) 197.81 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 85
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
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 Margtad compares

By the 2011 count Margtad is the 122nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 197.81 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Margtad

Margtad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Margtad 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. The nearest villages by name are Malewadi, Malgaon, Malkewadi and Malond. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Margtad

As per the Census of India 2011, Margtad village had a population of 178. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Margtad village has 85 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Margtad has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Margtad is 416408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Margtad covers 197.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Margtad falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Margtad notes the nearest railway station 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 Margtad.

Margtad is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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