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About Malegaon Village

Malegaon is a large village in Barshi tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,529, made up of 1,292 males and 1,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Barshi
Pincode 413401
Area (hectares) 2179 hectares
Population 2,529
Male Population 1,292
Female Population 1,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malegaon compares

By the 2011 count Malegaon is the 27th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents. Its 2179 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Malegaon

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

Malegaon lies about 56 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Pangri, 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 Malegaon
Nearest railway station Pangri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshi 16 km
District headquarters Solapur 56 km

Villages closest to Malegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malegaon village had a population of 2,529. That makes it the 27th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,878 residents.

Malegaon village has 1,292 males and 1,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malegaon has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Malegaon is 413401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malegaon covers 2179 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.

Malegaon falls under Barshi tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malegaon is Pangri, 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 Malegaon.

Malegaon is about 56 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malegaon is in Barshi tehsil of Solapur district. Pangri is about 13 km away. Barshi is about 16 km away. Solapur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hingani (2.7 km), Mahagaon (3.1 km) and Chikharde (4.2 km).

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

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