# Malajkudum Village, Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Malajkudum

Malajkudum is a village in Kanker sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494334**. The 2011 Census counted **315 people in 57 households**, the 87th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 315people (2011)
- 57households
- 44.9%literacy
- 494334PIN code

## Malajkudum PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malajkudum is 494334.** Malajkudum falls in Kanker sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494334
- Gram panchayatMardapoti
- Community development blockKanker
- Census village code447829

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

## How far is Malajkudum from nearby towns?

- Kanker (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)18 km by road
- Kanker (nearest town)18 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 Malajkudum?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Malajkudum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Malajkudum known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 26% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Malajkudum

Of every 100 households in Malajkudum in 2011, 46 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Malajkudum · ■ Kanker rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****89%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

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

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Malajkudum?

■ Malajkudum · ■ Kanker rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**1001

Working population ****54.6%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.3% for men and 38.9% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 91 (53%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 80 (47%)

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 Kanker

- Turakhar338 people
- Awrabhat336 people
- Salhebhat329 people
- Borgaon315 people
- Lulegondi313 people
- Gobardhan303 people
- Amajhola290 people
- Murragaon205 people

[All 100 villages in Kanker](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malajkudum?494334
- How far is Malajkudum from Kanker?18 km by road
- What is the population of Malajkudum?315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malajkudum in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Kanker sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Malajkudum?44.9% (Census 2011)