# Malpura Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Katiya, Gopalganj 

# Malpura

Malpura is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,482 people in 211 households**, the 25th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,482people (2011)
- 211households
- 69.4%literacy
- 1,205females per 1,000 males

## Malpura PIN code and other codes

Malpura falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPararia
- Community development blockKatiya
- Census village code229784

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

## How far is Malpura from nearby towns?

- Katiya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)62 km by road
- Katiya (nearest town)5 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 Malpura?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Malpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Malpura known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 87% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Malpura

Of every 100 households in Malpura in 2011, 36 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Malpura · ■ Katiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**93%

Use banking services ****86%**

**68%

Television ****28%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

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 Malpura?

■ Malpura · ■ Katiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1205**

**1114

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787**

**979

Working population ****37.5%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 62.8% for women. 46% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 245 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (8%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (8%) · **■** Marginal 215 (39%)

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 Katiya

- Sultanpur1,622 people
- Bhagi Patti Jhil1,585 people
- Raipura1,545 people
- Pakariar1,537 people
- Rajapur1,434 people
- Amwa1,421 people
- Samogar1,391 people
- Kotwa Khas1,364 people

[All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malpura from Gopalganj?62 km by road
- What is the population of Malpura?1,482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malpura in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Malpura?69.4% (Census 2011)