# Mali Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Mali

Mali is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,010 people in 1,173 households**, the 14th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 6,010people (2011)
- 1,173households
- 49.3%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Mali PIN code and other codes

Mali falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMali
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223376

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

## How far is Mali from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)33 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)16 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 Mali?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Mali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madhonagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhonagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Mali known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 1,016 hectares of village land is sown, and 680 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 Mali

Of every 100 households in Mali in 2011, 49 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mali · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**90%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**54%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**28%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mali?

■ Mali · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**955

Working population ****42.0%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.6% for men and 43.6% for women. 47% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 495 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,248 (49%) · **■** Household industry 106 (4%) · **■** Other work 263 (10%) · **■** Marginal 415 (16%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Rupaspur Khagha6,475 people
- Chikni6,272 people
- Barkona6,185 people
- Bishunpur Patti6,069 people
- Champawati5,918 people
- Tarauni Milik5,838 people
- Damaili5,816 people
- Sarsi Istamrar5,767 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mali from Purnia?33 km by road
- What is the population of Mali?6,010 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mali in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mali?49.3% (Census 2011)