# Malataj Village, Sojitra, Anand (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sojitra, Anand 

# Malataj

Malataj is a village in Sojitra sub-district of Anand district, Gujarat, PIN code **387220**. The 2011 Census counted **5,760 people in 1,200 households**, the 4th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%.

- 5,760people (2011)
- 1,200households
- 88.1%literacy
- 387220PIN code

## Malataj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malataj is 387220.** Malataj falls in Sojitra sub-district, Anand district, Gujarat.

- PIN code387220
- Gram panchayatMalataj
- Community development blockSojitra
- Census village code516856

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

## How far is Malataj from nearby towns?

- Sojitra (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Anand (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sojitra (nearest town)9 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 Malataj?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Malataj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dabhou
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Petlad
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Borsad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Malataj known for?

The main crops are **potato, wheat and paddy**. About 86% of the 1,208 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Malataj

Of every 100 households in Malataj in 2011, 83 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Malataj · ■ Sojitra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**65%

Tap water ****70%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**80%

Use banking services ****65%**

**48%

Television ****43%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**33%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Malataj?

■ Malataj · ■ Sojitra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**85.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**899

Working population ****39.8%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 84.5% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 617 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,083 (47%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 478 (21%) · **■** Marginal 105 (5%)

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 Sojitra

- Kasor13,057 people
- Deva Talpad7,588 people
- Dabhou5,777 people
- Trambovad5,453 people
- Piplav5,000 people
- Magharol4,815 people
- Petli4,319 people

[All 24 villages in Sojitra](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/anand/sojitra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malataj?387220
- How far is Malataj from Anand?35 km by road
- What is the population of Malataj?5,760 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malataj in?Anand district (Sojitra sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Malataj?88.1% (Census 2011)