# Malia Chak Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Malia Chak

Malia Chak is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **622 people in 111 households**, the 114th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 622people (2011)
- 111households
- 63.4%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Malia Chak PIN code and other codes

Malia Chak falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarharia
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240965

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

## How far is Malia Chak from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)33 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)33 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 Malia Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lahoria
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Malia Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Malia Chak

Of every 100 households in Malia Chak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malia Chak · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**91%

Use banking services ****22%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**34%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Malia Chak?

■ Malia Chak · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1127**

**943

Working population ****50.2%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 45.1% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (68%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (8%) · **■** Marginal 46 (15%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Hirwadih673 people
- Sijhat670 people
- Pachrukhi660 people
- Kaithauni643 people
- Taiadih612 people
- Nanan605 people
- Bakharda590 people
- Arsanda581 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malia Chak from Banka?33 km by road
- What is the population of Malia Chak?622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malia Chak in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Malia Chak?63.4% (Census 2011)