# Malingaon Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Malingaon

Malingaon is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,230 people in 839 households**, the 19th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 4,230people (2011)
- 839households
- 37.4%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Malingaon PIN code and other codes

Malingaon falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMalingaon
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222456

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

## How far is Malingaon from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)52 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)20 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 Malingaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Malingaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 489 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Malingaon

Of every 100 households in Malingaon in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malingaon · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**13%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**52%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**16%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Malingaon?

■ Malingaon · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.4%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**977

Working population ****37.0%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.0% for men and 27.2% for women. 48% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 795 (51%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (3%) · **■** Marginal 516 (33%)

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 Thakurganj

- Churli4,778 people
- Kudurbaghi4,668 people
- Tatpowa4,521 people
- Sakhuadali4,432 people
- Dumaria4,202 people
- Patesari3,782 people
- Noniatari3,617 people
- Rasia3,604 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malingaon from Kishanganj?52 km by road
- What is the population of Malingaon?4,230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malingaon in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Malingaon?37.4% (Census 2011)