# Malanwan Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asthawan, Nalanda 

# Malanwan

Malanwan is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,744 people in 485 households**, the 23rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 2,744people (2011)
- 485households
- 53.5%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Malanwan PIN code and other codes

Malanwan falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJana
- Community development blockAsthawan
- Census village code244551

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

## How far is Malanwan from nearby towns?

- Asthawan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)12 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 Malanwan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Malanwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Benar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Asthwan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Malanwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Malanwan

Of every 100 households in Malanwan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malanwan · ■ Asthawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**45%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**93%

Use banking services ****40%**

**46%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**35%

Own their home ****81%**

**97%

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 Malanwan?

■ Malanwan · ■ Asthawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**946

Working population ****42.9%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 42.2% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 282 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 379 (32%) · **■** Household industry 58 (5%) · **■** Other work 78 (7%) · **■** Marginal 380 (32%)

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 Asthawan

- Kulti3,045 people
- Kathari2,934 people
- Mohammadpur Nakatpura2,825 people
- Gilani2,813 people
- Shakranwan2,715 people
- Khetalpura2,590 people
- Rajawan2,555 people
- Chakdhi2,331 people

[All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malanwan from Biharsharif?12 km by road
- What is the population of Malanwan?2,744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malanwan in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Malanwan?53.5% (Census 2011)