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- LGD code
- 564182
- Pincode
- 415209
- Post office
- Bahule
- Population
- 405
- Households
- 81
- Literacy rate
- 51.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1015 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 207
Census 2011 · in context
How Mala compares
By population, Mala ranks #248 of 313 villages in Patan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.4%
−17.2% vs mandal average
Mala51.4%
Patan mandal68.6%
Satara district74.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,015
−51 vs mandal average
Mala1,015
Patan mandal1,066
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.6 vs mandal average
Mala5.0
Patan mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mala at a glance
Mala is a village of 405 people in 81 households (Census 2011) in Patan taluka, Satara district, Maharashtra, the 248th-largest of 313 villages in Patan taluka. Literacy is 51%, 17 points below the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,015 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 415209, served by Bahule post office; the LGD village code is 564182. The village votes in Shrigonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pachpute Vikram Babanrao. The population is estimated at 477 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mala
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHIPLUN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 68
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 100
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 34
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 1,689.83
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 41.28
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,140.83
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mala
- LGD code
- 564182
- Pincode
- 415209
- Post office
- Bahule
- Population (Census 2011)
- 405
- Population (projected 2026)
- 477
- Households
- 81
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1015
- Literacy rate
- 51.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ahmednagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shrigonda
- Member of Parliament
- Nilesh Lanke
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pachpute Vikram Babanrao
- Block / Mandal
- Patan
- Nearest railway station
- Malthan (15.2 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)