# Mala Buchan Village, Pattan, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/mala-buchan/ Village · Pattan, Baramula # Mala Buchan Mala Buchan is a village in Pattan sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **995 people in 144 households**, the 64th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%. - 995people (2011) - 144households - 51.7%literacy - 1,026females per 1,000 males ## Mala Buchan PIN code and other codes Mala Buchan falls in Pattan sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatKungamclara - Community development blockSinghpora - Census village code002400 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mala Buchan from nearby towns? - Pattan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ)33 km by road - Pattan (nearest town)7 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 Mala Buchan? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Mala Buchan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Magam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pattan - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pattan - ○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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 6 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 Mala Buchan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include carpet and shawl. About 80% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Mala Buchan Of every 100 households in Mala Buchan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Mala Buchan · ■ Pattan rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****98%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **13% Tap water ****20%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **90% Use banking services ****58%** **59% Television ****74%** **53% Mobile phone ****69%** **71% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****16%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **13% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Mala Buchan? ■ Mala Buchan · ■ Pattan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%** **59.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **787 Working population ****26.6%** **26.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.3% for men and 36.5% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 20 (8%) · **■** Other work 154 (58%) · **■** Marginal 64 (24%) 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 Pattan - Pal Pora1,057 people - Krishama1,047 people - Hussan Abad1,044 people - Chaku1,000 people - Chandera Seer970 people - Sonim938 people - Pochanag883 people - Tantry Pora826 people [All 95 villages in Pattan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mala Buchan from Baramulla?33 km by road - What is the population of Mala Buchan?995 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mala Buchan in?Baramula district (Pattan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Mala Buchan?51.7% (Census 2011)