# Mala Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Mala

Mala is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,656 people in 392 households**, the 55th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 1,656people (2011)
- 392households
- 42.5%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Mala PIN code and other codes

Mala falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarintor
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code223995

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

## How far is Mala from nearby towns?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)25 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)25 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 Mala?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mala; 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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baisi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baisi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Mala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Mala

Of every 100 households in Mala in 2011, 19 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mala · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****74%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****63%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Mala?

■ Mala · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**41.4%

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

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**956

Working population ****34.0%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.1% for men and 37.7% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (36%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 101 (18%) · **■** Marginal 66 (12%)

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 Baisi

- Dogharia1,690 people
- Khoksa1,690 people
- Chatian1,676 people
- Kathaul1,673 people
- Azamgarh1,644 people
- Majhua1,640 people
- Majhua Bhag1,609 people
- Marua1,529 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mala from Purnia?25 km by road
- What is the population of Mala?1,656 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mala in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mala?42.5% (Census 2011)