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About Malad Village

Malad is a small village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 217 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares.

Malad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 386 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 217
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Malad compares

By the 2011 count Malad is the 186th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Malad

Malad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malad 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malad from other places

Malad 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 Malad
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 30 km
Nearest railway station Khardi 31 km
Nearest town Junnar 34 km
District headquarters Thane 70 km

Villages closest to Malad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malad village had a population of 403. That makes it the 186th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Malad village has 217 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malad has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Malad covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malad falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Malad 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malad.

Malad 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.

Malad is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Shahapur is about 30 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), Malegaon (under 2 km) and Sarmal (under 2 km).

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

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