# Malda Village, Nawagarh, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nawagarh, Durg 

# Malda

Malda is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491340**. The 2011 Census counted **1,695 people in 382 households**, the 21st largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,695people (2011)
- 382households
- 63.4%literacy
- 491340PIN code

## Malda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malda is 491340.** Malda falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491340
- Gram panchayatMalda
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code441875

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

## How far is Malda from nearby towns?

- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)110 km by road
- Bhatapara (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 Malda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nandghat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatapara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bemetra
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Malda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 86% of the 527 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Malda

Of every 100 households in Malda in 2011, 95 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Malda · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****31%**

**35%

Television ****43%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Malda?

■ Malda · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**971

Working population ****52.5%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 50.7% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 307 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 352 (40%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (7%) · **■** Marginal 158 (18%)

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 Nawagarh

- Mohtara1,786 people
- Katai1,767 people
- Ghorha1,761 people
- Tarpongi1,699 people
- Tohadi1,687 people
- Nagdha1,662 people
- Enamshahi1,650 people
- Bortara1,646 people

[All 185 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/nawagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malda?491340
- How far is Malda from Durg?110 km by road
- What is the population of Malda?1,695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malda in?Durg district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Malda?63.4% (Census 2011)