# Malhna Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Malhna

Malhna is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **627 people in 114 households**, the 116th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 627people (2011)
- 114households
- 54.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Malhna PIN code and other codes

Malhna falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHaphanian
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223838

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

## How far is Malhna from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)56 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)56 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 Malhna?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Malhna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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 · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Malhna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Malhna

Of every 100 households in Malhna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malhna · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**21%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****17%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**41%

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 Malhna?

■ Malhna · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**45.2%

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

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1063**

**946

Working population ****25.8%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 40.3% for women. 50% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 16 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (84%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%)

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 Amour

- Farsadenga717 people
- Maheshua693 people
- Daripur680 people
- Balua653 people
- Khemia618 people
- Naribhuna607 people
- Balia602 people
- Patalwa596 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Malhna from Purnia?56 km by road
- What is the population of Malhna?627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malhna in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Malhna?54.3% (Census 2011)