# Malgaon Village, Balod, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Balod, Durg 

# Malgaon

Malgaon is a village in Balod sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491226**. The 2011 Census counted **810 people in 197 households**, the 57th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 810people (2011)
- 197households
- 79.5%literacy
- 491226PIN code

## Malgaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malgaon is 491226.** Malgaon falls in Balod sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491226
- Gram panchayatMalgaon
- Community development blockSanjaribalod
- Census village code443228

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

## How far is Malgaon from nearby towns?

- Balod (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)74 km by road
- Balod (nearest town)24 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 Malgaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Malgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baloda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balod
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balod
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Malgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pigeon pea and wheat**. About 54% of the 503 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Malgaon

Of every 100 households in Malgaon in 2011, 71 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malgaon · ■ Balod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**90%

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

**31%

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

**69%

Tap water ****2%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**18%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****98%**

**76%

Television ****11%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Malgaon?

■ Malgaon · ■ Balod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**990

Working population ****60.2%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 68.5% for women. 64% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 452 (93%)

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 Balod

- Bori895 people
- Orma872 people
- Newari Khurd815 people
- Borkee811 people
- Matiya B786 people
- Khursipar775 people
- Khairwahi766 people
- Sonhtara757 people

[All 92 villages in Balod](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malgaon?491226
- How far is Malgaon from Durg?74 km by road
- What is the population of Malgaon?810 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malgaon in?Durg district (Balod sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Malgaon?79.5% (Census 2011)