# Malunda Village, Bhattiyat, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhattiyat, Chamba 

# Malunda

Malunda is a village in Bhattiyat sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176302**. The 2011 Census counted **763 people in 150 households**, the 3rd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 763people (2011)
- 150households
- 60.6%literacy
- 176302PIN code

## Malunda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malunda is 176302.** Malunda falls in Bhattiyat sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176302
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007558

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

## How far is Malunda from nearby towns?

- Chuari Khas (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)14 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 Malunda?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Malunda; 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 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chuari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Malunda known for?

The main crops are **maize, barley and potato**. About 5% of the 504 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 Malunda

Of every 100 households in Malunda in 2011, 91 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Malunda · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**60%

Tap water ****90%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**83%

Use banking services ****97%**

**93%

Television ****34%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****50%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Malunda?

■ Malunda · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**902

Working population ****76.9%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 45.0% for women. 77% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 208 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 353 (60%)

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 Bhattiyat

- Kakira Jarai1,458 people
- Kutehr803 people
- Jandrog762 people
- Awan761 people
- Chalahri736 people
- Sela719 people

[All 133 villages in Bhattiyat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhattiyat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malunda?176302
- How far is Malunda from Chamba?35 km by road
- What is the population of Malunda?763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malunda in?Chamba district (Bhattiyat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malunda?60.6% (Census 2011)