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About Malgund Village

Malgund is a mid sized village in Junagarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 446 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malgund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malgund village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Junagarh
Pincode 766014
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 887
Male Population 446
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malgund compares

By the 2011 count Malgund is the 60th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Malgund

Malgund is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malgund as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kutingpadar, Labanipur, Lakhanapada and Mahibhar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Malgund

As per the Census of India 2011, Malgund village had a population of 887. That makes it the 60th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Malgund village has 446 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malgund has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Malgund is 766014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malgund covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malgund falls under Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Malgund notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Malgund.

Malgund is in Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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