# Malawan Village, Sarmera, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sarmera, Nalanda 

# Malawan

Malawan is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,584 people in 1,276 households**, the 5th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 7,584people (2011)
- 1,276households
- 51.1%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Malawan PIN code and other codes

Malawan falls in Sarmera sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMalawan
- Community development blockSarmera
- Census village code244478

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

## How far is Malawan from nearby towns?

- Sarmera (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)46 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town)10 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 Malawan?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Malawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Asthawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Malawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 889 hectares of village land is sown, and 642 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 Malawan

Of every 100 households in Malawan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malawan · ■ Sarmera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**19%

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

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**39%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****41%**

**38%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Malawan?

■ Malawan · ■ Sarmera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**926

Working population ****33.1%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 37.7% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 564 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 656 (26%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 345 (14%) · **■** Marginal 926 (37%)

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 Sarmera

- Chero11,090 people
- Isua10,065 people
- Kenar8,438 people
- Sarmera8,391 people
- Dhanuki4,867 people
- Parnawan4,514 people
- Ballopurpearepur4,507 people
- Singhaul4,261 people

[All 35 villages in Sarmera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malawan from Biharsharif?46 km by road
- What is the population of Malawan?7,584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malawan in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Malawan?51.1% (Census 2011)