# Malchhari Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Malchhari

Malchhari is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,918 people in 376 households**, the 62nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 1,918people (2011)
- 376households
- 50.2%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Malchhari PIN code and other codes

Malchhari falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHardar
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222151

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

## How far is Malchhari from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)25 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)25 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 Malchhari?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Malchhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Malchhari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 39% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Malchhari

Of every 100 households in Malchhari in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malchhari · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****6%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Malchhari?

■ Malchhari · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**961

Working population ****27.8%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 42.6% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (60%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 136 (26%)

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 Jokihat

- Mahjaili2,211 people
- Bagmara2,109 people
- Pechaili2,059 people
- Marua2,038 people
- Siswa1,835 people
- Lalia1,806 people
- Ghormara1,755 people
- Gamharia1,706 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malchhari from Araria?25 km by road
- What is the population of Malchhari?1,918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malchhari in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Malchhari?50.2% (Census 2011)