# Malgaon Village, Chapar, Kokrajhar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/chapar/malgaon/ Village · Chapar, Kokrajhar # Malgaon Malgaon is a village in Chapar sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,009 people in 437 households**, the 1st largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%. - 2,009people (2011) - 437households - 53.6%literacy - 1,019females per 1,000 males ## Malgaon PIN code and other codes Malgaon falls in Chapar sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam. - Community development blockChapar-Salkocha - Census village code280658 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malgaon from nearby towns? - Chapar Of Dhubri District (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kokrajhar (district HQ)30 km by road - Bilasipara (nearest town)10 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 Malgaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Malgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bilasipara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bilasipara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Malgaon known for? About 28% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Malgaon Of every 100 households in Malgaon in 2011, 3 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Malgaon · ■ Chapar rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **2% Toilet within the home ****14%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****20%** **57% Television ****4%** **3% Mobile phone ****32%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****49%** **41% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Malgaon? ■ Malgaon · ■ Chapar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%** **55.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1124** **979 Working population ****44.7%** **39.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.5% for men and 50.7% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 315 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (32%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 54 (6%) · **■** Marginal 223 (25%) 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 Chapar - Bamungaon Pt.-I1,842 people - Alubari1,747 people - Bamungaon Pt.-II1,453 people - Chakrasila Pt.I1,355 people [All 37 villages in Chapar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/chapar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Malgaon from Kokrajhar?30 km by road - What is the population of Malgaon?2,009 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malgaon in?Kokrajhar district (Chapar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Malgaon?53.6% (Census 2011)