Malwan Tehsil - Sindhudurg, Maharashtra

Malwan is an administrative tehsil in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Sindhudurg, while the nearest airport is Dabolim Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 69.5 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 639 km², including 633.15 km² of rural area and 6.27 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 1032 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Malwan Tehsil

Malwan Tehsil has a total of 136 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Aambdos	Rural	Amdos
2	Achare	Rural	Achare
3	Advali	Rural	Adavali-Maladi
4	Amavane	Rural	Kirlos
5	Amberi	Rural	Amberi
6	Anandvhal	Rural	Anandvhal-Karlachavhal
7	Anganewadi	Rural	Bilwas
8	Aparadhwadi	Rural	Chindar
9	Asagani	Rural	Asagani
10	Asarondi	Rural	Asrondi
11	Bagadwadi	Rural	Trimbak
12	Bagavewadi	Rural	Trimbak
13	Bagwadi	Rural	Kalase
14	Bandiwade Bk.	Rural	Bandivadebudruk
15	Bandiwade Kh.	Rural	Bandivdekhurd-Koil
16	Belachiwadi	Rural	Malond
17	Bele Budruk	Rural	Ramgad
18	Bhagawantgad	Rural	Chindar
19	Bhandarwada	Rural	Varad
20	Bhatwadi (Chindar)	Rural	Chindar
21	Bhatwadi (Shrawan)	Rural	Adavali-Maladi
22	Bhogalewadi	Rural	Bilwas
23	Bilvas	Rural	Bilwas
24	Budhavale	Rural	Budavle-Kudopi
25	Chafekhol	Rural	Chafekhol
26	Chander	Rural	Marde
27	Chauke	Rural	Chouke
28	Chindar	Rural	Chindar
29	Chunavare	Rural	Masade
30	Dangmode	Rural	Marde
31	Deulwada	Rural	Dewoolwada
32	Devbag	Rural	Devbag
33	Devli	Rural	Devli
34	Dhamapur	Rural	Dhampur
35	Dikval	Rural	Golvan-Kumame
36	Dongrewadi	Rural	Achare
37	Gaonkarwada	Rural	Hadi
38	Gaudwadi	Rural	Achare
39	Gavaliwadi	Rural	Shravan
40	Gavathan	Rural	Palsamb
41	Gavathanwadi	Rural	Chindar
42	Ghadiwadi	Rural	Adavali-Maladi
43	Ghumade	Rural	Ghumade
44	Golwan	Rural	Golvan-Kumame
45	Gothane	Rural	Gothane
46	Guramnagari	Rural	Varachiguramwadi
47	Hadi	Rural	Hadi
48	Hedul	Rural	Hedul
49	Hirlewadi	Rural	Achare
50	Hiwale	Rural	Hiwale
51	Jamdul	Rural	Achare
52	Juva Pankhol	Rural	Hadi
53	Kalethar	Rural	Devli
54	Kalse	Rural	Kalase
55	Kandalgaon	Rural	Kandalgaon
56	Karlachavhal	Rural	Anandvhal-Karlachavhal
57	Katta	Rural	Varachiguramwadi
58	Katvad	Rural	Katwad
59	Kava	Rural	Marde
60	Khand	Rural	Talgaon
61	Khanjanwadi	Rural	Marde
62	Kharare	Rural	Pendur-Kharare
63	Khervand	Rural	Vadachapat
64	Khotale	Rural	Khotale
65	Kirlos	Rural	Kirlos
66	Koil	Rural	Bandivdekhurd-Koil
67	Kolamb	Rural	Kolamb
68	Kothewada	Rural	Hadi
69	Kudopi	Rural	Budavle-Kudopi
70	Kumame	Rural	Golvan-Kumame
71	Kumbharmath.	Rural	Kumbharmath
72	Kumbharwadi	Rural	Chindar
73	Kunkavale	Rural	Kunkavle
74	Kusarave	Rural	Varad
75	Magvane	Rural	Marde
76	Mahan	Rural	Mahan
77	Mala	Rural	Amberi
78	Malandi	Rural	Adavali-Maladi
79	Malawadi	Rural	Bandivadebudruk
80	Malgaon	Rural	Malgaon
81	Malkewadi	Rural	Kalase
82	Malond	Rural	Malond
83	Malvan	Urban	Not applicable
84	Marde	Rural	Marde
85	Margtad	Rural	Marde
86	Masade	Rural	Masade
87	Masure	Rural	Marde
88	Math Bk.	Rural	Math-Budruk
89	Mhavlunge	Rural	Talgaon
90	Mogarne	Rural	Pendur-Kharare
91	Nagzar	Rural	Salel
92	Nandos	Rural	Nandos
93	Nandrukh	Rural	Nandrukh
94	Nhive	Rural	Kolamb
95	Nirom	Rural	Nirom
96	Ovaliye	Rural	Ovaliye
97	Ozar	Rural	Revandi
98	Palasamb	Rural	Palsamb
99	Palayewadi	Rural	Bandivadebudruk
100	Palikadilwadi	Rural	Trimbak
101	Palkarwadi	Rural	Chindar
102	Parabwada	Rural	Kalase
103	Parad	Rural	Pendur-Kharare
104	Parwadi	Rural	Chindar
105	Pedave	Rural	Talgaon
106	Pendur	Rural	Pendur-Kharare
107	Pirawadi	Rural	Achare
108	Poip	Rural	Poip
109	Rathivade	Rural	Rathivde
110	Revandi	Rural	Revandi
111	Sadewadi	Rural	Chindar
112	Salel	Rural	Salel
113	Sarjekot	Rural	Miryabanda
114	Sayyad Juva	Rural	Marde
115	Shemad Ranewadi	Rural	Kandalgaon
116	Shirvande	Rural	Shirvande
117	Shrawan	Rural	Shravan
118	Sonarwada	Rural	Pendur-Kharare
119	Sukalwad	Rural	Sukalwad
120	Talgaon	Rural	Talgaon
121	Tarkarli	Rural	Tarkarli
122	Tembwadi	Rural	Kunkavle
123	Terai	Rural	Chindar
124	Tiravde	Rural	Tiravde
125	Tondavali	Rural	Tondavali
126	Trimbak	Rural	Trimbak
127	Varachiwadi	Rural	Achare
128	Wadachapat	Rural	Vadachapat
129	Wadi Dangmode	Rural	Marde
130	Waghavane	Rural	Devli
131	Waingavade	Rural	Wayangavde
132	Wak	Rural	Amberi
133	Warad	Rural	Varad
134	Wayangani	Rural	Wayangani
135	Wayari	Rural	Wairy-Bhutnath
136	Weral	Rural	Veral

Population of Malwan Tehsil

According to the 2011 Census, Malwan Tehsil had a total population of 1,11,807 people living in 28,924 households. The population comprised 55,010 males and 56,797 females, with an average population density of 175 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,11,807	93,159	18,648
Male Population	55,010	45,347	9,663
Female Population	56,797	47,812	8,985
Total Households	28,924	24,304	4,620
Population Density	175 / km²	147 / km²	2,974 / km²

Malwan Tehsil had 91,012 literate people and 8,342 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 7,015 and 785 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	8,342	6,978	1,364
Literate Population	91,012	74,938	16,074
Illiterate Population	20,795	18,221	2,574
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	7,015	6,240	775
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	785	669	116

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Malwan (मालवन)
District	Sindhudurg
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Sindhudurg
Total Area	639 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1032
Total Population (2011)	1,11,807
Density	175/km²
Total Villages	136

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