Village · Palanpur, Banas Kantha
# Malpuriya

Malpuriya is a village in Palanpur sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385001. The 2011 Census counted 557 people in 109 households, the 108th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.
- 557 people (2011)
- 109 households
- 61.6% literacy
- 385001 PIN code

## Malpuriya PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Malpuriya is 385001. Malpuriya falls in Palanpur sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385001
- Gram panchayat Hasanpur
- Community development block Palanpur
- Census village code 508137

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Malpuriya from nearby towns?
- Palanpur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ) 13 km by road
- Palanpur (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Malpuriya?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Malpuriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Palanpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palanpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Palanpur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Malpuriya known for?

The main crops are wheat, pearlmillet/bajra and sorghum. About 20% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Malpuriya

Of every 100 households in Malpuriya in 2011, 65 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Malpuriya · ■ Palanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 65% 87%
- Toilet within the home 4% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 60%
- Tap water 50% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 86% 66%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 23%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 72%
- Use banking services 78% 68%
- Television 21% 34%
- Mobile phone 68% 67%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 4%
- None of these assets 30% 25%
- Own their home 90% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Malpuriya?

■ Malpuriya · ■ Palanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.6% 74.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 905 872
- Working population 60.5% 36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 45.9% for women. 57% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 60 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 81 (24%) · ■ Other work 40 (12%) · ■ Marginal 156 (46%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Palanpur
- Asmapura 640 people
- Ukarda 633 people
- Vasda 600 people
- Jorapura Bhakhar 564 people
- Juvol 471 people
- Sambarda 339 people
- Kumpar 283 people
- Gopalpura 279 people

All 116 villages in Palanpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Malpuriya? 385001
- How far is Malpuriya from Palanpur? 13 km by road
- What is the population of Malpuriya? 557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malpuriya in? Banas Kantha district (Palanpur sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Malpuriya? 61.6% (Census 2011)

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