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About Malagapadi Village

Malagapadi is a mid sized village in Pappireddipatti tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 486 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636904, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malagapadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malagapadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Pappireddipatti
Pincode 636904
Area (hectares) 294.39 hectares
Population 940
Male Population 486
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malagapadi compares

By the 2011 count Malagapadi is the 60th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents. Its 294.39 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 964.

Getting to Malagapadi

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

Malagapadi lies about 8.8 km from Pappireddipatti, and the nearest railway station is Dharmapuri, about 8.7 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 Malagapadi
Nearest railway station Dharmapuri 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pappireddipatti 8.8 km

Villages closest to Malagapadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malagapadi village had a population of 940. That makes it the 60th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,303 residents.

Malagapadi village has 486 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malagapadi has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Malagapadi is 636904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malagapadi covers 294.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malagapadi falls under Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Malagapadi is Dharmapuri, about 8.7 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 village for Malagapadi.

Malagapadi is about 8.8 km from Pappireddipatti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malagapadi is in Pappireddipatti tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Dharmapuri is about 8.7 km away. Pappireddipatti is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chintalpadi (under 2 km), A Pallipatti (3.1 km) and Pallipatti (3.1 km).

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

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