# Malikpur Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Malikpur

Malikpur is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,286 people in 695 households**, the 22nd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 3,286people (2011)
- 695households
- 44.6%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Malikpur PIN code and other codes

Malikpur falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMallikpur
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225134

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

## How far is Malikpur from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)50 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 Malikpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Malikpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Malikpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Malikpur

Of every 100 households in Malikpur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malikpur · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**46%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**33%

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 Malikpur?

■ Malikpur · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.6%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**964

Working population ****31.7%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 38.3% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 167 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 701 (67%) · **■** Other work 50 (5%) · **■** Marginal 123 (12%)

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 Azamnagar

- Jalki3,549 people
- Mukuria3,493 people
- Purla Arazi3,369 people
- Fatehpur3,313 people
- Kharsota3,262 people
- Maheshpur3,192 people
- Dahania3,164 people
- Sahajana3,151 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malikpur from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Malikpur?3,286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malikpur in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Malikpur?44.6% (Census 2011)