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About Malkavathe Village

Malkavathe is a large village in Solapur South tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,080, made up of 2,142 males and 1,938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1788 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkavathe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkavathe village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur South
Pincode 413221
Area (hectares) 1788 hectares
Population 4,080
Male Population 2,142
Female Population 1,938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malkavathe compares

By the 2011 count Malkavathe is the 14th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 1788 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Malkavathe

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

Malkavathe lies about 29 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Sulerjavalge, about 20 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 Malkavathe
Nearest railway station Sulerjavalge 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Solapur South 29 km
District headquarters Solapur 29 km
Nearest town Sholapur 29 km

Villages closest to Malkavathe

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Solapur South 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 Malkavathe

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkavathe village had a population of 4,080. That makes it the 14th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Malkavathe village has 2,142 males and 1,938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkavathe has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Malkavathe is 413221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkavathe covers 1788 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malkavathe falls under Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malkavathe is Sulerjavalge, about 20 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 Malkavathe.

Malkavathe is about 29 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkavathe is in Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district. Sulerjavalge is about 20 km away. Solapur South is about 29 km away. Solapur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurghot (4.4 km), Karkal (5.0 km) and Lavangi (5.0 km).

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

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