# Malkauta Village, Brahmaur, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Brahmaur, Chamba 

# Malkauta

Malkauta is a village in Brahmaur sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176315**. The 2011 Census counted **1,028 people in 218 households**, the 4th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 1,028people (2011)
- 218households
- 78.4%literacy
- 176315PIN code

## Malkauta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malkauta is 176315.** Malkauta falls in Brahmaur sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176315
- Community development blockBharmaur
- Census village code008217

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

## How far is Malkauta from nearby towns?

- Brahmaur (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)64 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)64 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 Malkauta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Malkauta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Brahmaur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Brahmaur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bharmaur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Malkauta known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 57% of the 220 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 Malkauta

Of every 100 households in Malkauta in 2011, 100 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Malkauta · ■ Brahmaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**72%

Use banking services ****94%**

**89%

Television ****86%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

Own their home ****90%**

**90%

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 Malkauta?

■ Malkauta · ■ Brahmaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**892

Working population ****72.5%**

**72.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 69.6% for women. 71% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 258 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 83 (11%) · **■** Marginal 387 (52%)

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 Brahmaur

- Bharmour1,374 people
- Panjsei1,151 people
- Palan Pulan1,071 people
- Sachuin975 people
- Jagat884 people
- Samra864 people
- Deoki838 people

[All 112 villages in Brahmaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/brahmaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malkauta?176315
- How far is Malkauta from Chamba?64 km by road
- What is the population of Malkauta?1,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malkauta in?Chamba district (Brahmaur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Malkauta?78.4% (Census 2011)