# Malkha Chak Village, Dighwara, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dighwara/malkha-chak/ Village · Dighwara, Saran # Malkha Chak Malkha Chak is a village in Dighwara sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,330 people in 574 households**, the 10th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%. - 3,330people (2011) - 574households - 79.7%literacy - 889females per 1,000 males ## Malkha Chak PIN code and other codes Malkha Chak falls in Dighwara sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBaruan - Community development blockDighwara - Census village code234457 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malkha Chak from nearby towns? - Dighwara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)37 km by road - Dinapur (nearest town)4 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 Malkha Chak? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Malkha Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Danapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Digfhwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 10 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 Malkha Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Malkha Chak Of every 100 households in Malkha Chak in 2011, 50 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Malkha Chak · ■ Dighwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **33% Toilet within the home ****47%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **88% Use banking services ****68%** **60% Television ****42%** **29% Mobile phone ****77%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **16% 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 Malkha Chak? ■ Malkha Chak · ■ Dighwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **66.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **905 Working population ****25.9%** **27.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 70.8% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 54 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (24%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 194 (23%) · **■** Marginal 393 (46%) 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 Dighwara - Haraji5,809 people - Kuraia4,085 people - Kanakpur3,537 people - Akilpur3,347 people - Rampur Ami3,252 people - Ami2,932 people - Bodha Chhapra2,920 people - Dudhia2,733 people [All 46 villages in Dighwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dighwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Malkha Chak from Chhapra?37 km by road - What is the population of Malkha Chak?3,330 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malkha Chak in?Saran district (Dighwara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Malkha Chak?79.7% (Census 2011)