# Malu Village, Sankheda, Vadodara (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sankheda, Vadodara 

# Malu

Malu is a village in Sankheda sub-district of Vadodara district, Gujarat, PIN code **391761**. The 2011 Census counted **1,658 people in 340 households**, the 23rd largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,658people (2011)
- 340households
- 61.4%literacy
- 391761PIN code

## Malu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malu is 391761.** Malu falls in Sankheda sub-district, Vadodara district, Gujarat.

- PIN code391761
- Gram panchayatMalu
- Community development blockSankheda
- Census village code520766

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

## How far is Malu from nearby towns?

- Sankheda (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Vadodara (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bodeli (nearest town)22 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 Malu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bahadpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dabhoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankheda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Malu known for?

The main crops are **maize, cotton and pigeon pea**. About 89% of the 751 hectares of village land is sown, and 437 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 Malu

Of every 100 households in Malu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Malu · ■ Sankheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**73%

Tap water ****70%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**85%

Use banking services ****58%**

**39%

Television ****23%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Malu?

■ Malu · ■ Sankheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**925

Working population ****47.8%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 46.1% for women. 60% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 539 (68%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (8%) · **■** Marginal 24 (3%)

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 Sankheda

- Gundicha1,817 people
- Rampura1,802 people
- Bamroli1,799 people
- Lunadra1,677 people
- Modasar1,634 people
- Dholpur1,586 people
- Ratanpur1,582 people
- Sarsinda1,562 people

[All 185 villages in Sankheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/sankheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malu?391761
- How far is Malu from Vadodara?40 km by road
- What is the population of Malu?1,658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malu in?Vadodara district (Sankheda sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Malu?61.4% (Census 2011)