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About Malhed Village

Malhed is a mid sized village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,181, made up of 608 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Pincode 421401
Area (hectares) 409.37 hectares
Population 1,181
Male Population 608
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malhed compares

By the 2011 count Malhed is the 43rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 409.37 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 977.

Getting to Malhed

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

Malhed lies about 70 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Khardi, about 31 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 Malhed
Tehsil headquarters Murbad 27 km
Nearest railway station Khardi 31 km
Nearest town Junnar 34 km
District headquarters Thane 70 km

Villages closest to Malhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malhed village had a population of 1,181. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Malhed village has 608 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malhed has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Malhed is 421401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malhed covers 409.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malhed falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malhed is Khardi, about 31 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 Malhed.

Malhed is about 70 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malhed is in Murbad tehsil of Thane district. Murbad is about 27 km away. Khardi is about 31 km away. Junnar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mal (under 2 km), Malinagar (under 2 km) and Shiroshi (2.2 km).

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

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