# Malaur Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Malaur

Malaur is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,921 people in 387 households**, the 59th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 1,921people (2011)
- 387households
- 47.7%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Malaur PIN code and other codes

Malaur falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSudhani
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225014

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

## How far is Malaur from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)65 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 Malaur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Malaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doasi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Malaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Malaur

Of every 100 households in Malaur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Malaur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**86%

Tap water ****5%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**15%

Television ****8%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**40%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Malaur?

■ Malaur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.7%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**960

Working population ****32.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.4% for men and 44.8% for women. 45% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (50%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (5%) · **■** Marginal 184 (29%)

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 Barsoi

- Kothar1,981 people
- Karanpur1,972 people
- Matbari1,957 people
- Gobindpur1,940 people
- Kanaila1,853 people
- Kuchiamor1,843 people
- Udaipur1,810 people
- Jafarpur1,809 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malaur from Katihar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Malaur?1,921 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malaur in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Malaur?47.7% (Census 2011)