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About Mal Village

Mal is a large village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,123, made up of 1,512 males and 1,611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1610.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Pincode 421402
Area (hectares) 1610.09 hectares
Population 3,123
Male Population 1,512
Female Population 1,611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mal compares

By the 2011 count Mal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 1610.09 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Mal

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

Mal 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 Mal
Tehsil headquarters Murbad 27 km
Nearest railway station Khardi 31 km
Nearest town Junnar 34 km
District headquarters Thane 70 km

Villages closest to Mal

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 Mal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mal village had a population of 3,123. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Mal village has 1,512 males and 1,611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mal has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Mal is 421402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mal covers 1610.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mal falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mal 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 Mal.

Mal 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.

Mal 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 Malhed (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 Mal today is likely to be higher.

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