# Malegaon Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Malegaon

Malegaon is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,044 people in 227 households**, the 58th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 1,044people (2011)
- 227households
- 62.0%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Malegaon PIN code and other codes

Malegaon falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553284

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Malegaon from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)72 km by road
- Badlapur (nearest town)36 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Malegaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Malegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mhasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivale
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Malegaon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 59% of the 581 hectares of village land is sown, and 340 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Malegaon

Of every 100 households in Malegaon in 2011, 27 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malegaon · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**86%

Use banking services ****31%**

**62%

Television ****11%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****66%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Malegaon?

■ Malegaon · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**954

Working population ****45.5%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 53.5% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 443 (93%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Murbad

- Kishor1,067 people
- Talwali Tarf Ghorad1,067 people
- Khandape1,066 people
- Kolthan1,065 people
- Ambegaon1,020 people
- Kalanbhad1,017 people
- Potgaon1,013 people
- Dhargaon999 people

[All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malegaon from Thane?72 km by road
- What is the population of Malegaon?1,044 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malegaon in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Malegaon?62.0% (Census 2011)